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That's exactly the sort of chicanery that makes me resent having development so accessible. The end justifies the means, whatever they are, with no regard for h
by tomc1985 7y ago
That's exactly the sort of chicanery that makes me resent having development so accessible. The end justifies the means, whatever they are, with no regard for how those means are supposedly justified and achieved. Keep tech elitist, I say...
- kennywinker 7y agothe idea that elites behave more morally than non-elites (whatever they are) is so ridiculous I have to assume you're being sarcastic. low bar to entry just means LOTS of stuff happens, not that a larger percentage of bad stuff happens. the vpn skullduggery referenced by the OP was being done by facebook. you think they couldn't afford to pay an elite coder to do exactly that?
- tomc1985 7y agoYes but historically there's been a stronger sense of culture around engineering excellence, more channels for setting errant programmers straight, and they were considerably more accessible than they are now. While I agree with your statements about elites in general, all one has to do is look at how much less dangerous and more trustworthy the internet was circa 20 years ago (relative, I know, I'm not saying it was 100% safe or even 90% safe).