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Software is perfectible, skinware is not. As long as corruptible human beings are in charge, there will be room for fraud.
by Entangled 8y ago
Software is perfectible, skinware is not. As long as corruptible human beings are in charge, there will be room for fraud.
- k_sh 8y agoYou're right, but that doesn't mean it's a waste of time to design systems more resilient to the human element.
- reaperducer 8y agoSoftware is perfectible, skinware is not. As long as corruptible human beings are in charge, there will be room for fraud. Skinware writes the software. (Is "skinware" the new "wetware?")
- bdamm 8y agoCorruptible humans will always be in charge, until Terminator. The question is, how much corruption are we willing to put up with, how would we know it is happening, and how robust are the apparatus for correcting those abuses?
- hannasanarion 8y agoA corrupt human being can change one vote, or a few hundred if they're very industrious, in a paper ballot system. A corrupt human being can change every vote in an electronic ballot system. I would rather use the system where fraud is difficult and expensive and low-impact.