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This raises a pretty important "Emperor has no clothes" kind of issue: most of our crucial systems rely on "security theatre" which only works most of the time,

This raises a pretty important "Emperor has no clothes" kind of issue: most of our crucial systems rely on "security theatre" which only works most of the time, because, metaphorically speaking, we lock the door but leave the walls open. It seems to me that there are two main vectors to approach this problem: First, massive simplification of all of our systems. (I call this "The Complexity is Too Damn High!" problem.) Other than certain niche applications we have enough processing power to run civilization. Rather than rushing the Singularity, let's take a breather and consider? Second, trustworthiness and integrity have to become foremost values, and an international ad hoc web-of-trust has to be established. I know it sounds crazy, and maybe it is, but the alternatives seem even crazier, no?

marcosdumay 5y ago
> an international ad hoc web-of-trust has to be established We really need a global ad hoc web of trust. But the problem is that the web links can't be like anything we have ever tried on a large scale. They need to be distributed, personalized and contextual, and all the trend on the software market nowadays is towards centralized, one size fits all and no-choices needed. I'm more optimistic about the simplification.
- carapace 5y ago
  I hate to blame the user but it seems like people have at least some responsibility to think about how they "consume computers" and how that lines up (or not) with their values. One the one hand I'm the first to point out how much time and energy the market spends on trying to direct consumption, on the other, market trends follow consumer preferences. People like FAANG et. al. > But the problem is that the web links can't be like anything we have ever tried on a large scale. They need to be distributed, personalized and contextual What do you mean?

marcosdumay 5y ago

> an international ad hoc web-of-trust has to be established We really need a global ad hoc web of trust. But the problem is that the web links can't be like anything we have ever tried on a large scale. They need to be distributed, personalized and contextual, and all the trend on the software market nowadays is towards centralized, one size fits all and no-choices needed. I'm more optimistic about the simplification.

carapace 5y ago
I hate to blame the user but it seems like people have at least some responsibility to think about how they "consume computers" and how that lines up (or not) with their values. One the one hand I'm the first to point out how much time and energy the market spends on trying to direct consumption, on the other, market trends follow consumer preferences. People like FAANG et. al. > But the problem is that the web links can't be like anything we have ever tried on a large scale. They need to be distributed, personalized and contextual What do you mean?