ben, 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) “It’s not surprising the WSJ is disinclined to entertain the real lesson of the story: that confident idiots who think regulation is for cowards can end up getting themselves killed, and taking innocent people with them.” #Society https://www.currentaffairs.org/2023/06/the-perils-of-innovator-mindset/?utm_source=werd.io&utm_campaign=mastodon&utm_channel=mastodon
“It’s not surprising the WSJ is disinclined to entertain the real lesson of the story: that confident idiots who think regulation is for cowards can end up getting themselves killed, and taking innocent people with them.” #Society https://www.currentaffairs.org/2023/06/the-perils-of-innovator-mindset/?utm_source=werd.io&utm_campaign=mastodon&utm_channel=mastodon
rrb, 11 months ago @ben https://darwinawards.com/darwin/ Oh. I forgot we are supposed to show compassion for people that kill little children by not bothering to think.
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https://darwinawards.com/darwin/
Oh. I forgot we are supposed to show compassion for people that kill little children by not bothering to think.
krisnelson, 11 months ago @ben it's really the dooming others along with them that concerns me most tbh, especially when scaled upwards to a national and global level
@ben it's really the dooming others along with them that concerns me most tbh, especially when scaled upwards to a national and global level
ben, 11 months ago @krisnelson Yeah, particularly combined with the "long-termist" attitude (which is, of course, anything but), it's a terrifying mindset.
@krisnelson Yeah, particularly combined with the "long-termist" attitude (which is, of course, anything but), it's a terrifying mindset.
lispi314, 11 months ago @ben @krisnelson Any kind of actual long-term attitude would be all about standards and ensuring stuff is as reliable and indestructible as it can possibly be.
@ben @krisnelson Any kind of actual long-term attitude would be all about standards and ensuring stuff is as reliable and indestructible as it can possibly be.
ben, 11 months ago @lispi314 @krisnelson Yep. And equality / equity.
@lispi314 @krisnelson Yep. And equality / equity.
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