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It doesn't matter whos fault it is. The only point in the system where we can reasonably fix it is at these companies.
by rienbdj 7y ago
It doesn't matter whos fault it is. The only point in the system where we can reasonably fix it is at these companies.
- rexpop 7y agoRight. There isn't an ethical way to "upgrade" human operating system. It's infuriating to me how so many Hacker Newsites refuse to hold corporations accountable for their design flaws.
- TeMPOraL 7y ago> It's infuriating to me how so many Hacker Newsites refuse to hold corporations accountable for their design flaws. I have a silent hope that each thread like this means some commenters who haven't thought about this much before will achieve the crucial insights, like: (per GP) assigning blame isn't productive, effective solutions are; (per you) there's no easy way to just make people "be better", at scale people are predictable and follow incentives, so the main points of intervention should be these incentives and systems that create them.
- rexpop 7y ago> there's no easy way to just make people "be better" I found this sentiment echoed in an RSA video, just this morning: https://youtu.be/o5CTxckRywg https://youtu.be/o5CTxckRywg So, in the future, you can attribute it to Dan Lyons, author of "Lab Rats: How Silicon Valley Made Work Miserable for the Rest of Us".