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> The way I see it is either you trust Apple or you don’t. That's so obviously a false dichotomy.
by lapcat 1y ago
> The way I see it is either you trust Apple or you don’t.
That's so obviously a false dichotomy.
- simondotau 1y agoThat’s what you disagree with? If anything, I was expecting someone to insist that it’s not unreasonable to run software from a company you don’t trust. That’s an easy argument to steel-man, because there are many ways to run untrusted software safely. But if you think that trust itself is a false dichotomy, I’d love to hear what that sounds like. I’m struggling to think of a good faith steel-man of this assertion.
- lapcat 1y ago> But if you think that trust itself is a false dichotomy, I’d love to hear what that sounds like. I’m struggling to think of a good faith steel-man of this assertion. There are obviously levels of trust. I'm truly baffled that you're struggling with this. Your trust in a person, or a company, can increase or decrease over time. You can trust someone with some tasks but not with other tasks. Again, this is so incredibly obvious, I'm not sure why I have to point it out.
- simondotau 1y agoWhat you’re describing is an assessment of risk associated with using untrusted software. There are absolutely levels of risk. I don’t trust Nintendo, but I don’t need to trust them in order to play Mario.