Question: Some would argue that technological development is inevitable. If Butler had not created Firesheep, someone else would have. Every invention can be put to good

Some would argue that technological development is inevitable. If Butler had not created Firesheep, someone else would have. Every invention can be put to good or bad uses. Therefore, creators of new technologies bear no moral responsibility for their inventions. In contrast, the author argues that people who create a tool making it easier for someone to do something immoral share some moral accountability for the misdeeds done by people using the tool. Which perspective do you find more compelling?

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