Blame
If I’m on the tube listening to my iPod—because, y’know, that’s exactly the kind of situation for which the iPod was invented—and somebody steals said iPod, which is illegal, is that my fault?
If I publish my email address online—because, y’know, I actually want people to be able to get in touch with me quickly and conveniently—and it gets harvested by scum-sucking spammers who send unsolicted commercial email, which is illegal, is that my fault?
If I utter my date of birth or my mother’s maiden name—because, y’know, I don’t believe that information should be a state secret—and somebody uses that information to “steal my identity”, which is illegal, is that my fault?
If you answered yes
to any of the above, I would like to remind you of something Bruce Sterling said at last year’s South by Southwest:
If I’ve learned anything from hanging out with the Eastern European dissident crowd, it’s
make no decision out of fear.
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008 10:35am
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