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Re:The Insecurity Industry by denton-scratch on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @01:00AM (#27968823)
> Roman engineers built bridges that are still standing today

Roman engineers didn't understand the principles of civil engineering; I'm sure they built a lot of stuff that fell down (survivorship bias). So they started massively over-engineering their structures ("moar rocks!")

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Re:The Insecurity Industry by vagrantJin on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @02:09AM (#27980689)
> I'm sure they built a lot of stuff that fell down

Survivorship bias is the favourite catchphrase for HN these last few years.

I think you overestimate the importance of academic theory over practicality.

"Moar rocks" is a perfectly reasonable way ro fortify a structure. Because 1000 years from now engineers will be wondering how any of our stuff survived ("moar cement and steel rods!")

So yeah, I have a healthy respect for practicality.

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