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So, characteristic X is so common that it does reveal the identity of company Y. Yet the author is surprised that many companies think X is normal?
by dfc 11y ago
So, characteristic X is so common that it does reveal the identity of company Y. Yet the author is surprised that many companies think X is normal?
- hyperpape 11y agoThere are two points I'd make: 1) Maybe yes. If the practices are really bad, it could be surprising that they're widespread and that people don't see a problem. 2) In general, when someone is pointing out something bad, saying "you're surprised?!" is counter-productive. You don't have to be surprised to call something out (I'm not surprised anymore how much our government spies on us, but it seems bad).
- xixi77 11y agoHe writes it as if he is suggesting that 99% reliability is just bad, period. If his point was to say that 99% is bad in this specific use case, he should have made that more clear.