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A lot of the history of the internet seems to repeat this theme, idealistic engineers make assumptions that other people are going to be nice and considerate on
by guelo 11y ago
A lot of the history of the internet seems to repeat this theme, idealistic engineers make assumptions that other people are going to be nice and considerate only to discover that there are a lot of assholes out there.
- onion2k 11y agoI'm not sure that's quite accurate. The assumption that most people are nice and considerate is a fair one; the problem is that engineers often fail to understand how few assholes it takes to ruin something.
- digi_owl 11y agoPossibly in part because in physical life, the assholes have to show up. While online they just need to be online. Thus often it seems like a pack of sharks smelling blood in the water from beyond the horizon.
- junto 11y agoIt only takes one rotten apple to spoil the barrel.