[PLUG-TALK] Truth can be depressing

Paul Heinlein heinlein at madboa.com
Tue May 28 15:21:37 UTC 2013


Schneier's right, but his assessment does nothing to brighten my day:

"For any given politician, the implications of these four reasons are 
straightforward. Overestimating the threat is better than 
underestimating it. Doing something about the threat is better than 
doing nothing. Doing something that is explicitly reactive is better 
than being proactive. (If you're proactive and you're wrong, you've 
wasted money. If you're proactive and you're right but no longer in 
power, whoever is in power is going to get the credit for what you 
did.) Visible is better than invisible. Creating something new is 
better than fixing something old."

-> http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/05/the_politics_of_3.html

-- 
Paul Heinlein
heinlein at madboa.com
45°38' N, 122°6' W


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