undefined | Better HN

0 pointsembedding-shape4mo ago0 comments

> you don’t understand the risk profile well enough to do it “safely.”

Since when is this a problem? For gods sake, let people fuck up and harm themselves if they're stupid enough to take the risks, or not.

I think it's fine to say "Remember, this is risky because of A, B and C, but here's how to do it anyways..." but straight up "If you have to ask, you shouldn't" seems so backwards and almost mean, especially when we talk about money which is mostly "easy come, easy go". Let the fool be parted with their money if that's what they want :)

0 comments

roughly4mo ago

I mean, there’s risk and there’s risk. If someone comes in asking “how do I mod my phone/ebike/toaster”, sure, caveat commentor and all that. If someone comes in asking “how do I make dioxygen difluoride,” that’s a different category of risk. OP can do whatever they want, but I’m not in the habit of giving guns to people who don’t know what they are without making sure they know which risk category they’re in.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

0 pointsembedding-shape4mo ago0 comments

> you don’t understand the risk profile well enough to do it “safely.”

Since when is this a problem? For gods sake, let people fuck up and harm themselves if they're stupid enough to take the risks, or not.

0 comments

roughly4mo ago

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse