Re:Hacker increased chemical level at Oldsmar's city water s...
by justin66 on Monday February 08, 2021 @09:22PM
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> But the language downplaying the severity will mean this all blows over in a couple of months, without the actual mobilization/funds to properly secure not just this one site, but any similarly affected plants.
Our society’s inability to prioritize the solving of obvious problems is pervasive enough that it’s probably due to more than some badly chosen verbiage.
> We'll need to see n=1 disasters with this first, before there's public outcry to fix it.
It’s worse than that. It would have to be a really awful disaster, people would need to understand the causes and effects, and the prevention of future disasters would need to not threaten established businesses and political interests.
Our society’s inability to prioritize the solving of obvious problems is pervasive enough that it’s probably due to more than some badly chosen verbiage.
> We'll need to see n=1 disasters with this first, before there's public outcry to fix it.
It’s worse than that. It would have to be a really awful disaster, people would need to understand the causes and effects, and the prevention of future disasters would need to not threaten established businesses and political interests.