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0 pointsJohnFen4mo ago0 comments

> "dangerous things should be prohibited"

I never asserted that. I asserted that if a tool is that dangerous, it shouldn't be used on a daily basis. I stand by that. Use it if it solves a problem for you, but intentionally every time, not as a matter of habit or in the background with automation.

> It's truly dangerous if it can and does act against your wishes, interests, and reasonable expectations.

OneDrive meets those criteria.

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> I asserted that if a tool is that dangerous, it shouldn't be used on a daily basis

Agree to disagree. I will repeat, we are surrounded by dangerous tools that we use on a daily basis. Clearly the "danger" part is not the criteria that defines if or how often you should use the tool.

> OneDrive meets those criteria.

Correct. But those are my criteria, and I believe they are the ones that carry my argument. Your criteria was "is dangerous" which is not enough to carry the weight of your conclusion.

JohnFenOP4mo ago

> But those are my criteria

Correct, I'm just saying that I think your criteria supports my opinion. As you say, we disagree about this. Fair enough. I'm not telling anyone not to use OneDrive. We all make that sort of decision for ourselves.

All I'm saying is that OneDrive hosed me in a terrible way, so I'm no longer willing to risk using it. Particularly since it doesn't really address any need I have and if I did have such a need, there are better tools (for me) available.

The other dangerous tools you've mentioned haven't ever burned me.

close044mo ago

I want to make this very clear, my point is about how we define a “dangerous” tool. It’s not what it can do, it’s how it does it. The real danger is in an untrustworthy tool, in fooling users like OD did.

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close044mo ago

> I asserted that if a tool is that dangerous, it shouldn't be used on a daily basis

> OneDrive meets those criteria.

Correct. But those are my criteria, and I believe they are the ones that carry my argument. Your criteria was "is dangerous" which is not enough to carry the weight of your conclusion.

JohnFenOP4mo ago

> But those are my criteria

The other dangerous tools you've mentioned haven't ever burned me.

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