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Right. I guess what I'm not seeing is how it could be any other way, given the economic incentives and technical landscape. This argument sails awfully close to
by regularfry 15y ago
Right. I guess what I'm not seeing is how it could be any other way, given the economic incentives and technical landscape. This argument sails awfully close to begging humans not to be human.
- tptacek 15y agoThat seems true if what you're implying is that it's human nature to cheat on contracts, renege on promises, and free-ride whenever possible. I concede that humans have those streaks, but I don't accept them. As for the arc of technological improvement: it speaks very poorly of any YC company's ability to protect its customer data, too. Or of any HN reader's ability to retain control of their laptop. How do you feel about that?
- regularfry 15y agoPretty neutral. Everything is broken or circumvented in the long run.