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[-] HelloHotel@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Theres two ways of looking at safe systems,

  • People are idiots and will get themselves hurt. The machine should prevent them to keep them safe at all costs.

Or

  • without guardrails, people are vulnerable idiots and I am too. Let the machine prevent me until I understand the risk.

As memtioned elsewhere in the thread, political pressure prevents implementation of safe systems. I absolutely love safeguards and being safe because foot guns are nasty. (Its why Rust is a great language.) but I will fight against things clearly created under the former philosophy because it locks people out of their own property. Because sometimes the "safety" is an excuse for controlling behavor.

[-] vonbaronhans@midwest.social 3 points 3 weeks ago
[-] HelloHotel@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

It's a programing term that comes from the phrase "shooting yourself in the foot". Come to think about it, a loaded gun is a great example of safety mechinisms.

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