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Yes, it's pushed companies to have real backups and security. Great! Before, data would just be covertly stolen and sold.
by magashna 7y ago
Yes, it's pushed companies to have real backups and security. Great! Before, data would just be covertly stolen and sold.
- arcticbull 7y agoThis, along with its absurd energy consumption "pushing people into renewable energy" is fascinating. Why don't we set fire to buildings downtown to motivate investment in fire departments? Why don't we steal things and smash things to motivate investment in police departments? How about dumping toxic chemicals into lakes to invest in the EPA and bolster environmentalism? Why don't we in general actively engage in the behavior we want to stop in an attempt to motivate different people to stop us? I think this is the main idea behind "The Purge," and if "The Purge: Survival" is any indication, it's unlikely to work ;)
- magashna 7y agoYour analogy makes no sense. Are there building fires we aren't aware of? Are there smash and grabs happening without police being notified? The last one actually does happen and it would be great to have a better way to know when and where by who.
- arcticbull 7y agoWhy on earth would you cheer on a company dumping toxic chemicals into the lake just because they raised awareness?! It's caused material harm. That's madness. You punish them for that, and anyone who enabled them.
- jturpin 7y agoIf buildings catching fires easily was a real problem, then yes one major event would be a wake-up call to everyone else to provide a real solution to the problem.
- arcticbull 7y agoBut you wouldn't reward the arsonist would you?! Or the negligent builder? Or the planning department who failed to stop this insanity when it could have? You wouldn't lobby for systems that fail catastrophically just to point out shortcomings.