> Most of those bugs and failures you listed are really inconsequential in their contexts. Yes, I expect that for most things we could find a context that coul

> Most of those bugs and failures you listed are really inconsequential in their contexts. Yes, I expect that for most things we could find a context that could render them inconsequential. > Car won't play your phone's music? Use the radio. Game has bugs? Play another game until it's patched, or find inventive ways to use the bug. Can't see your CC? You can still charge on it and pay its balance. Experian and Equifax don't report same credit score? Your creditors aren't reporting to every credit bureau. Elevator doesn't work? Use the stairs. Public restroom is filthy? Hold your breath and don't touch anything. Lost a tooth on the right side of your mouth because of an incompetent endodontist? Chew on the left side. I'm not being facetious here. I really do agree that almost anything is tolerable if we decide to. That last example is from personal experience: I have lost three teeth on the right side of my mouth and I have to chew on the left. Most of the time, I don't even think about it anymore. And it really isn't that big of a deal -- it doesn't have a very significant impact on the quality of my life. > Ashamed that someone else's system doesn't work? I can't help you there. That's some deep psychological issue. It could be. Like I commented elsewhere, I would expect a doctor to be ashamed of Andrew Wakefield, but maybe most of them aren't. And even if they are, it could be a deep psychological issue that I choose to compare the state of our industry to what Wakefield did in his. But here's the thing: I know that we can do better. Not perfect, better. But we don't have to, because we lack accountability. Sure, perfect is the enemy of the good. But complacency is the last refuge of the mediocre.