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Re:Elevator.js – A “back to top” button that behaves like a ... by IggleSniggle on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @05:13PM (#23633951)
I share your perspective, but it's not a good perspective to encourage, imho.
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Re:Elevator.js – A “back to top” button that behaves like a ... by majkinetor on Thursday June 25, 2020 @02:42AM (#23637573)
I believe it is. You can say the same thing about anything else - do you inspect any TV or telephone you buy for hidden recording devices? Do you inspect any hotel/airbnb room ? Do you do that with supplements, cooking aparatures, plant checmials, mattress material, car breaks etc.. No you don't. You believe its good. Multiple times it did happen they were not good and stuff were spying, poisoning, leaking, killing etc. Yet nobody decides to not buy stuff in order to be 100% protected like there is such thing, because it is miserable life.

Life is risky by default. You calculate your ods.

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Re:Elevator.js – A “back to top” button that behaves like a ... by IggleSniggle on Thursday June 25, 2020 @03:34PM (#23644588)
Great argument. The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 and it's fallout probably have some good lessons to learn on both sides of this question.
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