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Say something spicy on Facebook: lose your job. Make a living pushing prescription painkillers triggering an opioid epidemic: awww shucks guys, he deserves anot

Say something spicy on Facebook: lose your job. Make a living pushing prescription painkillers triggering an opioid epidemic: awww shucks guys, he deserves another chance. This quote at the end is particularly funny cope: > "Just like [Tsai] distributed the drugs, maybe he can distribute the solution to the drugs,” Beal said. “Hopefully, he can use the knowledge he has from helping to create the monster to figure out how to solve it." Yeah, ok. I guess this is also why we usually hire people arrested for carjacking to head police task forces on auto theft. /s

ketzo 2y ago
I mean — the best cybersecurity experts are often former black- or gray-hat hackers. Hiring people with intimate knowledge of Bad Thing to try to fix Bad Thing is not necessarily a bad strategy. Just need them to have very legible incentives. That’s less clear to me in this case.
- daeken 2y ago
  The reason we hire established hackers for pentesting/red teaming is because the work is the same no matter which side you're on. This isn't the case with drug distribution or whatnot; like doesn't cure like when it comes to most problems. To me, this is akin to hiring a mass shooter to solve gun violence.
DevKoala 2y ago
I have never seen an SF news publication being truly critical of the politicians that lord over the city and state. These publications will criticize the situation and blame factors, but never individuals and their actions. Never expect accountability from them.
- mmooss 2y ago
  Isn't this article highly critical and in a news publication?
  - DevKoala 2y ago
    You are right. I guess I went off past articles I’ve read from SFGate. This one is very unbiased.
    - mmooss 2y ago
      In my experience people think 'the media' is biased, etc., but when they examine a particular article (from a quality source) they think it's good. That seems to be human nature: Politicians are corrupt but I like my local representative. Obamacare is terrible but I like my ACA health insurance.
      - edmundsauto 2y ago
        Abortions are wrong, but my circumstances were exceptional and it was fine.
    - hindsightbias 2y ago
      This guy would never have an agenda https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Moritz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Moritz

ketzo 2y ago

I mean — the best cybersecurity experts are often former black- or gray-hat hackers. Hiring people with intimate knowledge of Bad Thing to try to fix Bad Thing is not necessarily a bad strategy. Just need them to have very legible incentives. That’s less clear to me in this case.

daeken 2y ago
The reason we hire established hackers for pentesting/red teaming is because the work is the same no matter which side you're on. This isn't the case with drug distribution or whatnot; like doesn't cure like when it comes to most problems. To me, this is akin to hiring a mass shooter to solve gun violence.

DevKoala 2y ago

I have never seen an SF news publication being truly critical of the politicians that lord over the city and state. These publications will criticize the situation and blame factors, but never individuals and their actions. Never expect accountability from them.

mmooss 2y ago
Isn't this article highly critical and in a news publication?
- DevKoala 2y ago
  You are right. I guess I went off past articles I’ve read from SFGate. This one is very unbiased.
  - mmooss 2y ago
    In my experience people think 'the media' is biased, etc., but when they examine a particular article (from a quality source) they think it's good. That seems to be human nature: Politicians are corrupt but I like my local representative. Obamacare is terrible but I like my ACA health insurance.
    - edmundsauto 2y ago
      Abortions are wrong, but my circumstances were exceptional and it was fine.
  - hindsightbias 2y ago
    This guy would never have an agenda https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Moritz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Moritz