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Re:Prison. Bankruptcy. Suicide. How a software glitch ruined... by fzeindl on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @05:40AM (#39011759)
Don‘t think like that. Medicine is a complicated field as well, but after evidence based medicine was invented death rates were going down. It is certainly possible to find and enforce lists of best practices.
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Re:Prison. Bankruptcy. Suicide. How a software glitch ruined... by epgui on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @05:44AM (#39011781)
The flip side of that is that despite how awesome modern medicine is, we still can't get people to get vaccinated (for free!) and put a mask on their face during an infectious disease emergency.

You will find that people just suck no matter what field you work in.

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Re:Prison. Bankruptcy. Suicide. How a software glitch ruined... by fzeindl on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @01:50PM (#39017137)
Reminds me of a saying from a dear friend: „Humanity is a boat with a big hole and we constantly need to shovel out water to keep it from sinking.“
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