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It’s a bit like the Elizabeth Warren toaster analogy. If you bought a toaster with shoddy wiring and it caught fire and burned down your house, everyone would b
by owisd 11mo ago
It’s a bit like the Elizabeth Warren toaster analogy. If you bought a toaster with shoddy wiring and it caught fire and burned down your house, everyone would blame the manufacturer and not sneer at you online for not learning electrical engineering and not checking the wiring yourself before using it.
- beeflet 11mo agoI don't buy this in the first place. It is reasonable to expect consumers to do some background research into the products they buy. In fact, it is the only way capitalism can function as a meritocracy. Society should be more dangerous as a means to force people to learn more about technology they rely on.
- gumby271 11mo agoIt's more like if I buy a reliable toaster, but I buy bread that's secretly poisoned by the manufacturer and hurt myself. I'm not gonna demand the toaster maker add a poison sensor to the toaster and say "how dare they didn't protect me!"