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I see nothing ironic about me not wanting government backdoors built into my phone. I'm quite capable of forming my own opinion and I don't care about "public o
by hugi 11y ago
I see nothing ironic about me not wanting government backdoors built into my phone. I'm quite capable of forming my own opinion and I don't care about "public opinion". Especially in this case since I find the public opinion somewhat ridicilous and in extreme conflict with my view of the world.
You should never base your opinion on _who_ says stuff, that's childish. It's the content of the message that matters.
- rand1012 11y agoAgreed 100%.
- mindslight 11y agoSure, but a similar argument is made about the revolving door between the SEC and Wall St. It's worth chewing on the juxtaposition, just to examine your own assumptions.
- hugi 11y agoPlease explain, I don't understand what you are talking about. What does SEC and Wall Street have to do with me not wanting my phone hacked?
- mindslight 11y agoA common public complaint about the SEC is that it is essentially filled with Wall Street insiders, so Wall Street is effectively only regulated by itself. The counterpoint is that experience is necessary to comprehend the technical details, and that outsiders lack that insight. If the polling is taken at face value [0], the public would like to control Apple, whereas people who know tech are against such regulation. Both situations are similar - industry autonomy versus unwashed public opinion. All lobbing has this same tension - the entities that stand to profit from something inevitable are the ones who understand it best. Feeling differently about each instance isn't hypocritical, it just means you should ponder the nuances for why. [0] Modulo leading questions, framing, etc. I, for one, don't have a hard time believing the polls are roughly accurate. Groups of people are hysterical ugly creatures, led simply by scaremongering media.