Doge.gov site has been hacked

Re:Doge.gov site has been hacked by mongol on Saturday February 15, 2025 @12:07AM (#43056042)

This was too deep for me. Pretend we have a system that works differently than intended. I could say it does not meet its purpose. This quote means something else. Am I wrong?

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Re:Doge.gov site has been hacked by jdlshore on Saturday February 15, 2025 @12:18AM (#43056092)

You say, “The system does not meet its purpose.” They respond, “The purpose of the system is what it does.”

In other words, there’s no point in arguing about the purpose. If you want the system to do something else, you have to change the system.

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Re:Doge.gov site has been hacked by majormajor on Saturday February 15, 2025 @01:51AM (#43056474)

Ignore what anyone says the intent or purpose is/was. Is anyone motivated to change the system?

For a more traditional phrasing: "actions speak louder than words."

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Re:Doge.gov site has been hacked by HPsquared on Saturday February 15, 2025 @05:32AM (#43057489)

It's "revealed preference". The people at the controls don't want to change the dysfunctional system because it serves them personally.

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Re:Doge.gov site has been hacked by getcrunk on Saturday February 15, 2025 @09:31PM (#43064751)

Don’t think of it as a tautology, think of it as a heuristic

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