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You're literally making their point. The anti-pattern is assuming people should know something domain specific to avoid harm. Should the average person need t

• gruez 5y ago
  >Should the average person need to know the difference between murder and manslaughter to avoid getting scammed into a murder charge? While I think "legal system that everyone understands" is a laudable goal, there are too many edge cases and "bad" behaviors for that to be possible. >Should the average programmer have to memorize every API they use to avoid creating the next Heartbleed? I'm not sure why you modified my original argument. Is having impossible-to-use-from-muscle memory APIs totally fine unless they lead to security vulnerabilities? >And basic life skills is the literal opposite of your other examples... in what way? because you assume most people know how to cook? that's because it's knowledge that parents pass down because you need it daily, not because society engineered it to fail safe or whatever.
  • mannykannot 5y ago
    > While I think "legal system that everyone understands" is a laudable goal, there are too many edge cases and "bad" behaviors for that to be possible. This is not the issue here. The issue here is whether there is a better way to handle the problem of fraudulent loans facilitated by identity theft.