Re:German court declares Do Not Track to be legally binding
by pc86 on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @10:16AM
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> in most interactions with others, I find it best to not reach for the handgun until it's clear it's needed
This is excellent advice for both metaphorical and literal handguns.
Re:German court declares Do Not Track to be legally binding
by jampekka on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @11:21AM
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Our economic system is based on systemic incentives promoting malice. I'm surprised how people aren't more scammy given how greatly it's incentivized.
Large corporations where all human values are made illegal are quite shining examples how humans should operate in our system. This is sadly quite common in non-profits too.
Re:German court declares Do Not Track to be legally binding
by SoftTalker on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @02:41PM
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> I'm getting a lot of mileage from assuming kindness and honesty at the start of every interaction.
I agree with this, but there are situations where because of obvious incentives you cannot make this assumption. Car salesman treating me like his best friend? I wonder why?
Well, with exception of those which need to be shot with Hanlon's handgun[0]. There's surprisingly many of those, and not where people would suspect (e.g. I see it more often interacting with small businesses than with larger ones) - but in most interactions with others, I find it best to not reach for the handgun until it's clear it's needed.
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[0] - "Never attribute to stupidity that which can be adequately explained by systemic incentives promoting malice." -- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21691282