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dylan604yesterday at 10:22 PM2 repliesview on HN

At the risk of victim blaming...you had to have known the risk was >0% with that purchase though, right?


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diobtoday at 12:32 AM

Nah, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. Fundamental attribution error and all that. Plus, the 'Boots Theory' is a reality for a lot of people.

Ultimately, society only works on a foundation of trust. We trust that our food is safe, our medicine is effective, and our products won't explode. When folks have that trust broken, I view it as a systemic failure, not a personal one.

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FeepingCreaturetoday at 11:37 AM

What, "Joiry" offering "Intellegent Protective Systems" with protection from "Over-circuit" didn't fill you with confidence?