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For most of us, people don't die when we fuck up.
by koenigdavidmj 13y ago
For most of us, people don't die when we fuck up.
- Rhapso 13y agoThey do. It might not be direct or even obvious, but when you make a tool that a person relies on, people a harmed when it fails (or perhaps even works). Our death tolls might be small, but it is naive to believe that any product does not have a price in blood. It is our responsibility to understand it, and to make sure the benefit is worth it.
- ISL 13y agoTo waste someone's time is to deprive them of a little bit of life.
- maaku 13y agoOnly if they're not enjoying it.
- PhearTheCeal 13y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25
- koenigdavidmj 13y agoI'm well aware of Therac, though Boeing was my representative example. Thus why I said most.