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The mistake was in creating something planet-scale before having anti-abuse systems in place. In this regard, Amazon is very much not alone.
by rhizome 6y ago
The mistake was in creating something planet-scale before having anti-abuse systems in place. In this regard, Amazon is very much not alone.
- fmajid 6y agoI suspect anti-abuse at scale is impossible. The mistake (albeit a hugely profitable one) was to turn themselves into a marketplace and platform rather than a curated seller. The implication is clear: any marketplace is untrustworthy and caveat emptor.
- rhizome 6y ago"At scale" is a euphemism for an ideology whose goal is world domination, there's no reason for a desire for it to be protected. Anti-abuse systems being in place is more important than preventing constraints on growth. I mean seriously, in the past several years we've learned that "at scale" is actually a public hazard.
- throwaway_1301 6y agoWe will never have anything if we decide only perfect things are allowed to exist. Its not the best example but even our country/state/local level justice system has cases where it fails. In addition to judges actually making incorrect verdicts, there are many ills that cause this - eg. Police not following procedures, poor people not having the money to right wrongs by appealing decisions, being bullied or scared into pleas etc. That does not mean we should not have a justice system at all. Just like us, the systems we build are not perfect. That does not mean they should not exist. There is immense value in the valley between non existent and perfect.