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> I figure that by now anybody that decides to farm out a critical portion of their business to a large company is able to figure out for themselves that such a
by norswap 5y ago
> I figure that by now anybody that decides to farm out a critical portion of their business to a large company is able to figure out for themselves that such a dependency has risks as well as benefits.
This is a disingenuous argument in general. If cars were much more unsafe than they are, would you also blame car crash victim for driving a car knowing what the risks are?
- DenisM 5y agoWe can certainly blame a person for using an unsafe mode of transport. Is that up for debate?
- norswap 5y agoMy point is mostly that it shouldn't be used to argue against increased security for that mode of transportation. The pattern is as follows: - A: I had a really bad accident, we should make these vehicles more secure. - B: No, you had to be aware that it was risky. - A: Stripe jeopardized our business, they really should have better customer support for these cases. - B: No, you had to be aware it was risky to use them. It's a non-sequitur: the plight for increased security/customer support is in no way hampered by the fact that the buyer had to be aware of the risk (which I guess he had, but ... so what?).