Is Blockchain Technology Going to Disrupt Our Political System: We Hope So

Re:Is Blockchain Technology Going to Disrupt Our Political S... by ghufran_syed on Monday November 21, 2016 @11:35AM (#13006675)

Or maybe he was reading a text message about the death of a family member? Extrapolating from almost zero data usually isn't helpful, and probably often ends up being an opportunity to reinforce our own biases.

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Re:Is Blockchain Technology Going to Disrupt Our Political S... by mikeash on Monday November 21, 2016 @11:53AM (#13006829)

This kind of thing happens constantly. They're not all receiving dire news. They're just oblivious.

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Re:Is Blockchain Technology Going to Disrupt Our Political S... by GrinningFool on Monday November 21, 2016 @05:56PM (#13010035)

In this case he was speaking on the phone , and that wasn't the subject matter in question. I k ow this because he was also speaking as if he were in his private office.

Certainly it's possible that some of the situations I've seen are of that type of origin - but IMO if you're interacting with a live human it's not an excuse. "I'm sorry , I just got terrible news" takes about two seconds to say.

I don't know, I see very little that could excuse the behavior. If someone is able to get into the store and conduct a transaction, then that person is generally able to acknowledge the person assisting him or her on a minimal level as a human.

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Re:Is Blockchain Technology Going to Disrupt Our Political S... by dllthomas on Monday November 21, 2016 @11:40PM (#13011680)

As you say, it's probably not what's at issue here. That said, I feel this deserves to be addressed:

> "I'm sorry , I just got terrible news" takes about two seconds to say.

But the wherewithal to do so in that circumstance is considerably less available!

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