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The article might be superfluous for engineers and programmers, but there are plenty of people who read the Washington Post that don't understand engineering pr
by bmj 17y ago
The article might be superfluous for engineers and programmers, but there are plenty of people who read the Washington Post that don't understand engineering processes. I suspect most people figure that Toyota is just hiding something, and that's why they don't have answers.
- Groxx 17y agoAnd most of those wouldn't be reading articles on it anyway, they're often happy simply thinking the world / governments / corporations / "they" are out to get them. It gives them reason to stay where they are, because they now have proof that it's out of their hands. It's why smear campaigns work. It's not because the content is accurate, it's because so few people actually look at the content, and instead take what they're told and don't look into it further. Articles like this are mostly meant for the few edge-cases who are actually looking for more information, and they'd find it anyway, and to make the people who know better feel good for educating those poor people who don't.
- bmj 17y agoBut this isn't the point you made your initial comment. Sure, most of us here understand the engineering processes of figuring out how and why things break, but that doesn't mean an article in a nationally-read newspaper is superfluous.