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> Never assume malice when it can be sufficiently explained by a bug or incompetence. My 100% baseless opinion is that most evil in big orgs comes from emergen
by pid-1 4y ago
> Never assume malice when it can be sufficiently explained by a bug or incompetence.
My 100% baseless opinion is that most evil in big orgs comes from emergent behavior.
Ant colonies are capable of really complex stuff, even though individual ants are somewhat simple beings.
Likewise, a corp can do evil stuff even though all individuals who are part of it aren't actively seeking to do harm.
Since we can't ask a corp its intentions, it's fair to judge them for the consequences of their actions.
- colordrops 4y agoThere is usually at least one person behind a decision at a corp that fully understands what is being done. Humans aren't ants.
- ufo 4y agoOne story that often comes up: automated ML systems will have false positives every once in a while. But when the false positive affects a big customer it is fixed more promptly than when it affects a competitor...
- bogwog 4y agoOne of many examples of why we shouldn’t hold corporations to the low standards we hold individuals. I.e. never give a corporation the benefit of the doubt. They’re the most important producers of our economy, and doing so allows them to be lazy (aka the complete opposite of “productive”)
- tehlike 4y agoSee my comment above.
- tehlike 4y agoYou should talk to your congressperson to voice your opinion. I agree there should be ways to get things fixed in a timely manner. I got locked out of my old Google account once as a Google employee and i got 0 help and it was frustrating, so i understand.