It was not to hard to guess that that would be the very first response to this article. It is very typical for techies to expect users to use the system as the system was designed. That is not what happens in the real world. The usage of the system is equivalent to the system itself. If the usage of it is flawed, then the system, too, is flawed.
Right, because asking that people take responsibility for themselves and their own actions would just be too much.
If I fail to lock the front door of my house and someone comes inside and robs me, it is neither the fault of the lock nor the lock's designer that I was too dumb or absent minded to use the thing properly.
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The Ford Model T had a top speed of 45mph and you had to start the thing with a hand crank. You have to start somewhere.
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Right, because asking that people take responsibility for themselves and their own actions would just be too much.
If I fail to lock the front door of my house and someone comes inside and robs me, it is neither the fault of the lock nor the lock's designer that I was too dumb or absent minded to use the thing properly.