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1. teagee · 1789610641 · focus · HN ↗

   Is there any precedent from other industries where a company tries to frame their own product’s shortcomings appear to be society’s problem?

   Would nytimes cover a self driving car company disclose concerning ‘behavior’ of their cars the same way?

   For anyone who has had to remind a coding agent to not leave comments over and over again, not following instructions seems more feature than bug

   1. jacquesm · 1789610922 · focus · HN ↗

      Banking. The energy sector. Mining. Chemical industries.

      1. paimapi · 1789611153 · focus · HN ↗

         Big Agriculture (eg subsidies, dereg). Car manufacturers. Healthcare insurance (or insurance of any stripe when it comes to natural disasters and over-insuring and then needing bail outs).

         It's almost like avoiding accountability for the sake of the share value is a systemic problem encouraged by the way we have currently arranged ourselves

         1. bamboozled · 1789611281 · focus · HN ↗

            Sorry, are you saying car companies begged to be regulated for safety , or they just followed guidelines and improved the safety of their cars without writing articles about how dangerous cars are and they should be taken off the road ?

            1. teagee · 1789612005 · focus · HN ↗

               I could see how the push for larger more profitable suvs and trucks in the name of safety is similar— the only reason they’re safer is because small cars get crushed by big cars

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