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This is called Fundamental Attribution Error. As the name suggests it is a foundational part of human social psychology and it has been studied for years. Pers
by JonnieCache 16y ago
This is called Fundamental Attribution Error. As the name suggests it is a foundational part of human social psychology and it has been studied for years.
Personally I'm convinced it is one of the cognitive flaws that are needed to stop us from going teeth-gnashingly insane after ten minutes exposure to reality.
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Fundamental_attribution_error https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Fundamental_a...
See also: "She should have known what would happen to her, going out at night dressed like that."
No.
- jrockway 16y agoRape is a bit different from someone who doesn't work for you having the necessary access to delete all your files.
- JonnieCache 16y agoObviously. But the cognitive mistake is the same. This is not me getting on my soapbox, it is a point of view held by psychologists, it's there in the literature.
- jrockway 16y agoFine, I'll rephrase. If the hosting company took the simplest possible precautions, then this would not have happened. You can't trust people that don't work for you.