I Disagree. But in particular I a think it is important for one to care about the ethics of what one works on and whom one works with. This is an industry where people are generally in a position to be choosy about what they do and it is a myth that it’s generally possible to separate something technical or theoretical from how it is used.
Even if one releases software with a license like the GPL that explicitly doesn’t constrain what the software is used for, I think one should still care about how it is used and the ethical implications of it.
Even if one releases software with a license like the GPL that explicitly doesn’t constrain what the software is used for, I think one should still care about how it is used and the ethical implications of it.