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Bluesky is cracking down on parody accounts and impersonators (mashable.com)

submitted 3 days ago by xc2215x to c/technology

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[–] HelloHotel 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

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.

without guardrails, people are vulnerable idiots and I am too. Let the machine prevent them until they understand and accept 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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"foot guns are nasty"?

[–] HelloHotel 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Yep that makes sense. Thanks!