From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Tue May 21 2002 - 01:16:49 MDT
Reason wrote:
>
> --> Harvey Newstrom
>
>
>>On Monday, May 20, 2002, at 11:38 pm, Robert J. Bradbury wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Don't anybody ever tell me I didn't tell you so.
>>>
>>>Slashdot is reporting that the Kazaa network has been
>>>hit by its first worm virus:
>>> http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/05/20/2022243
>>>
>>>
>>This also points out why spyware is so evil. Not only are they spying
>>on you, but they are opening up holes into your system and subjecting
>>you to their security decisions.
>>
>
> Whatever happened to caveat emptor? The evil "they" aren't forcing anyone to
In an age of exponentially blossoming information requirements
to come to an informed decision and limited time, "caveat
emptor" is itself an evil and irresponsible doctrine. No one
has the time to check everything for themselves. You have to be
able to trust the experts you deal with. When they act in an
untrustworthy manner you have to have some recourse and get the
word out before others get burned.
> install anything that they can't check out, read reviews of, or generally
> act responsibly about. Would you randomly go out and put third party wheels
> on your car without doing at least a little checking? This sort of thinking
> (X is evil because it does something unpleasant or has bad business
> practices that are completely avoidable with a little forethought) is part
Today, much of the bad stuff is not avoidable with just a little
forethought. In fields outside your expertise it is often not
avoidable with a LOT of thought. We live under time, energy and
computational constraints.
> of the modern disease of denial of individual responsibility. "They're doing
> evil, I was lazy/stupid and got eviled, please legislate so I can allow my
> laziness/stupidity to grow in peace."
>
This is a lazy, stupid way to view the real world.
- samantha
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