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In a world of only-smart-people: yes, I agree. In a world of mostly-dumb-people: no, I disagree. The overwhelming majority of my direct life experience, so far

In a world of only-smart-people: yes, I agree. In a world of mostly-dumb-people: no, I disagree. The overwhelming majority of my direct life experience, so far, to date, says we are awash in a world of dumb people. Therefore, I can't say I agree with you. "Report a vulnerability? They'll assume you are an evil attacker. Glance at a pretty girl? They'll assume you're an evil pedophile. Wear camo pattern pants? They'll assume you're an evil militant revolutionary gun nut freak mass murderer waiting-to-happen." Takeaway: The world in reality is very different than the world as it exists in your theory or ideal.

snowwrestler 10y ago
This is just self-serving rationalization for never doing anything. If you find a skimmer, call the cops. Even a dumb cop is not going to think you called them to remove and investigate your own skimmer.
- syngrog66 10y ago
  never never NEVER underestimate the power/prevalance of dumb people in SF/Paris/London? sure, different in Kansas/rural/etc? see the first rule
- syngrog66 10y ago
  > Even a dumb cop is not going to think you called them to remove and investigate your own skimmer. you might be so smart that you don't know what "dumb" means. I assure you: speaking after enough decades on this planet, that "dumb" means something which includes, at a minimum, totally lacking or ignorant in what a "smart" person might include as "common sense". speaking in broad strokes. any kind of phrase of "even a dumb person surely wouldn't do X, Y, Z" should be assumed false/wrong. otherwise "dumb" means nothing. again, speaking in broadstrokes, obviously. (again: for "smart" folks it should be obvious but to "dumb" folks may not be obvious. HN readership, however imperfect they may be, is overwhelmingly weighted towards the "smart" end.)
- syngrog66 10y ago
  It is a world based on direct evidence. Not on theory or wishful thinking.
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- chillwaves 10y ago
  3 replies say you are wrong. I don't know who to believe.
  - syngrog66 10y ago
    if 3 out of 4 replies at your level seem to be aligned then my rule of thumb suggests that is probably the way to vote ;-)

snowwrestler 10y ago

This is just self-serving rationalization for never doing anything. If you find a skimmer, call the cops. Even a dumb cop is not going to think you called them to remove and investigate your own skimmer.

syngrog66 10y ago
never never NEVER underestimate the power/prevalance of dumb people in SF/Paris/London? sure, different in Kansas/rural/etc? see the first rule
syngrog66 10y ago
> Even a dumb cop is not going to think you called them to remove and investigate your own skimmer. you might be so smart that you don't know what "dumb" means. I assure you: speaking after enough decades on this planet, that "dumb" means something which includes, at a minimum, totally lacking or ignorant in what a "smart" person might include as "common sense". speaking in broad strokes. any kind of phrase of "even a dumb person surely wouldn't do X, Y, Z" should be assumed false/wrong. otherwise "dumb" means nothing. again, speaking in broadstrokes, obviously. (again: for "smart" folks it should be obvious but to "dumb" folks may not be obvious. HN readership, however imperfect they may be, is overwhelmingly weighted towards the "smart" end.)
syngrog66 10y ago
It is a world based on direct evidence. Not on theory or wishful thinking.
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chillwaves 10y ago
3 replies say you are wrong. I don't know who to believe.
- syngrog66 10y ago
  if 3 out of 4 replies at your level seem to be aligned then my rule of thumb suggests that is probably the way to vote ;-)