I've taken the time this morning to read and comment on all the messages below my original comment. Please read them with empathy. The decisions are not coming from a malicious place.
It is important to know when to leave your mark in the world and when not to. Sometimes it is better not to inflict my own way of life onto others. Just because it makes me work better doesn't reduce other people's efforts. And with the extra time I gain, I do still use it for work stuff, but not on the mundane stuff. I also work in the slow behemoth industry known as Healthcare, so introducing new things carry a ton of risk in our domain and some personal risk. It really depends on the situation, the people/company involved the domain, the government and how formal/academic things are. Context is everything.
My preferred alignment is Neutral in DnD terms. Specifically in this order: Chaotic Neutral, True Neutral and then Lawful Neutral. It's amazing how well the DnD alignment matrix fit onto real life situations. I don't even play the game.
I hope my comments in the conversations on this topic helps others navigate and balance this kind of problem that we all face at one point or another. Introspection and empathy helps a ton in this case. Don't just think about how it will improve other's lives, but also the consequences if things goes wrong. If you ignore the dark side of your invention, you might be blind sided by those consequences when they appear. Then you are forced to pick a side: either support and fix your creation or shrug your shoulders and tell yourself that you don't care. That has it's own set consequences, both for others and your own mind.
It is important to know when to leave your mark in the world and when not to. Sometimes it is better not to inflict my own way of life onto others. Just because it makes me work better doesn't reduce other people's efforts. And with the extra time I gain, I do still use it for work stuff, but not on the mundane stuff. I also work in the slow behemoth industry known as Healthcare, so introducing new things carry a ton of risk in our domain and some personal risk. It really depends on the situation, the people/company involved the domain, the government and how formal/academic things are. Context is everything.
My preferred alignment is Neutral in DnD terms. Specifically in this order: Chaotic Neutral, True Neutral and then Lawful Neutral. It's amazing how well the DnD alignment matrix fit onto real life situations. I don't even play the game.
I hope my comments in the conversations on this topic helps others navigate and balance this kind of problem that we all face at one point or another. Introspection and empathy helps a ton in this case. Don't just think about how it will improve other's lives, but also the consequences if things goes wrong. If you ignore the dark side of your invention, you might be blind sided by those consequences when they appear. Then you are forced to pick a side: either support and fix your creation or shrug your shoulders and tell yourself that you don't care. That has it's own set consequences, both for others and your own mind.