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Marcus G. Daniels wrote at 05/02/2013 10:38 AM:
> I don't agree, I think it's just because people don't think about the
> consequences of their own actions.
I definitely agree with that.
> They want some parental type person looking out for them in some vague
> general sense (the white hat engineer).
But you can't make that cut cleanly. We live in a marketing society.
And even if you consider a 3rd world economy, you can say that an
individual's expectations are, to a significant extent, determined by
the culture in which the individual lives. In such social forcing
contexts, what an individual _wants_ is partly determined by what
society _tells_ them they want.
When internet ads tell me I want a new car, it's difficult to solely
place the blame on me for wanting a new car. When internet ads tell me
I want an underweight supermodel for my girlfriend, or I want my abs to
look like a movie star's six-pack, it's difficult to solely blame me for
wanting those things. The same is true for foods without poison or
bacteria in them, tap water that's drinkable, and set top boxes that
resist hack attempts.
If we stop telling them that they want such things, they might stop
wanting such things.
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http://tempusdictum.comYou work three jobs? Uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that is
fantastic that you're doing that. -- George W. Bush
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