@TazPoltorak Thanks for the advice. We've considered a more expensive one. We think if she shows any real interest and sticks to it we'll upgrade her to something that will last.
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Bryan L. Fordham
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Is #sewing fedi a thing?Is #sewing fedi a thing? If so, I have a question.
My 10 year old is incredibly crafty, and loves making outfits for her toys. My wife and I think getting her a simple sewing machine would be a hit.
Are there any beginner-friendly machines we should look at? Say in the $50 range. We've found options but we don't really know how to judge if they're decent or not.
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Fascinating story from a software dev Fedi friend, shared with permission to keep it anonymous:@inthehands I'm confused and feel like I'm missing something. But this feels like a category error.
No, we don't want slaves, real or virtual. But a machine cannot be enslaved, any more than a hammer can be. It's a tool, leave it alone and it does nothing. Tools are meant to be used.
Which is not to say that all tools are amoral, or should always be used. A machine to grind up puppies is a tool, sure, and also terrible and should not exist. But you did not force it to exist.
You don't want to treat people like tools, which is what slavery does - they're not people, they're machines, less than human.
You also don't want to treat machines as humans.
What am I missing? It feels this is like arguing over the taste of blue.
Edited to add: To be clear, I find this person's coworkers feelings to be terrible and seriously question the person's ethics and morality. So please don't take anything I'm saying as trying to excuse it. I just feel conclusions are being drawn that I don't see or understand