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Making it explicit has the benefit of making people actually think about who has control over the computers they are using.
by ashitlerferad 11y ago
Making it explicit has the benefit of making people actually think about who has control over the computers they are using.
- Dylan16807 11y agoSaying it's a service already makes the control explicit. Adding the word 'substitute' does nothing on that front.
- ashitlerferad 11y agoIt seems to me that people rarely think about the software behind a service, this is a mechanism to bring that secret software into people's minds and discussions.