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> Don’t attribute to malice that which you can attribute to incompetence.
by bcherny 6y ago
> Don’t attribute to malice that which you can attribute to incompetence.
- kadoban 6y agoNot sure I follow. What action or lack-thereof are we trying to attribute?
- d110af5ccf 6y ago>>>> wouldn't have noticed ... What has changed >>> It hasn't been that long. Big companies are smart enough to move slowly The implication is that ISPs are intentionally slowing the adoption of exploitative policies in order to avoid drawing negative attention while politically vulnerable.
- imwillofficial 6y agoWorst saying ever
- d110af5ccf 6y agoNot at all. Extending the benefit of the doubt is essential to society functioning well. Assuming the worst without clear cause just escalates things needlessly and poisons relationships. That doesn't mean you have to be a sucker though. It's quite clear in context that ISPs would love to abuse a lack of net neutrality if they could get away with it. There's literally a video from years ago of an AT&T executive talking about it.
- imwillofficial 6y agoPerhaps, but every time I see that tired saying trotted out, the context is in groups that have not earned, or worse, have a history of malice that does not justify the benefit of the doubt