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I'm surprised they're taking the billionaire angle. The more significant one to me is the technologist angle. I like to think I'm not a complete idiot around
by ken 8y ago
I'm surprised they're taking the billionaire angle. The more significant one to me is the technologist angle.
I like to think I'm not a complete idiot around computers. I know a bit about networks and security and risk management -- probably well above the average person on this planet. Yet I'm realistic enough to realize that Bezos likely knows a lot more than me in these areas. And even he can slip up, or get taken, apparently.
I used to think that being knowledgeable about technology and careful in how I use it was enough. I'm gradually coming around to realize that it's more like radiation: there is no completely safe level of exposure.
The story is not that a rich person was gotten -- all else being equal, that's bound to happen just by pure chance. The story is that Bezos understands computer/network security as well as we should expect from anyone on the planet, and he was still gotten.
- ekovarski 8y agoLove makes us all do crazy things, regardless of how well we may understand a subject or the possible implications.