Perhaps some developers want anonymity. But the vast majority want to be known for their work, especially those who want to sell software. Also, prudent users prefer to know who the developer is, because secretive developers tend to produce malware. Installing unsigned apps, is like buying a Rolex on the street. It's a very risky thing to do.

No, I don't think developer anonymity is an important benefit of side loading, at least, not for users or for reputable developers.

Saying that capitalism is motivated by greed, is an accusation, not a fact. There are some capitalists who are motivated by greed, yes. But this does not prove that all, or even the majority, are. Most people, I believe, just want a decent life, and they're willing to work for it. That kind of drive to achieve more, is healthy in every way.

In case you hadn't noticed, Scandinavian countries are...capitalist. Yes, they have incorporated some aspects of socialism, such as government health care. No economic system in any country is "pure" and that's a good thing. But the predominant philosophy in Scandinavia is capitalism, embodying principles such employment as a principal source of income, and allowing people to keep what they earn, and the profit motive as a principal driver for business.

You cite some anecdotes and stereotypes, and call it evidence. I cited actual data. The numbers say that capitalism results in a larger middle and upper class. Prove me wrong--with data.

In the US, even Democrats are capitalists. I do agree that nuance is important.

You mean, like the granddaddy of all market crashes, in 1929? Like that one? It met all your scenario points above.

It was bad, yes. It led to unemployment rates around 25%, and lasted for about 10 years. A lot of people had to move in with relatives, and a lot had to get food at soup kitchens.

As bad as that was, in historical terms, 10 years is a blink of an eye. Thing did recover, and now it's just a bad memory of people older than us. If AI causes a crash (and that's a big IF), we can predict, learning from history, that the ensuing depression will last a few years, and then we will adapt.

It's worth noting that the Great Depression was NOT caused by a new technology displacing workers by the millions. Rather, it was caused by:
- Overprotective tariffs
- Bank failures (there was no FDIC)
- Collapse of the money supply
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If we are headed for another major depression, it won't be AI that causes it, but it *could* be tariffs.

There is no doubt that you're right about companies hiding breaches. But a whole lot of companies are in industries like healthcare or mortgage, where the penalties for failing to report breaches, are so high that they feel compelled to do so. I've been there too. And if this were a thing, it wouldn't have escaped notice because some companies hide things. The truth has a way of getting out.

Interesting, I hadn't observed that before, but I'll watch!

SalesForce is pushing their AI really hard. And they have a software development environment that only a SalesForce salesperson could love. Take your pick, either way of automating SalesForce is not going to be done using a quality SDLC process, and will almost certainly not have a proper QA or security certification process. It's a wonder it took this long for somebody to use SalesForce as an attack vector.

Oh yes, I see there's a link regarding Google dealing with the same thing. Not surprised.

This doesn't seem problematic to me.

Even if you can only side-load signed apps, at least the app developer doesn't have to pay Google's high commission rates. Isn't that what side loading is really about?

I thought the point of side loading was to avoid having to go through the Play Store, given its high commission costs.

Have they actually exposed these mutated people to *all* viruses, proving that they are immune to all of them? Viruses are a whole spectrum of pathogens, many of which haven't even been discovered yet, or don't even exist yet. New ones are evolving all the time.

When the first COVID vaccines came out, some of them were *highly* effective, preventing illness as much as 90% of the time. But guess what, the virus evolved, and continues to evolve. Why would we think this new mutation would escape evolutionary adaptation?

It's a nice dream, right?

Guess what, different people have different learning styles. Some learn by reading books or manuals, some learn by watching videos, some learn by listening, some learn by diving in and trying to do the job, asking questions when they get stuck.

Maybe the author learns by watching, but that doesn't mean everybody is like him.

This isn't specific to remote work. Newbies feel lost on-prem too.

As a fully-remote manager of a fully-remote team, I don't find it difficult to onboard somebody new (ranging from intern to senior dev). You do have to think about things and keep tabs on how the new person is doing, but you have to do that anyway!

You don't get the benefits of remote work (not having to commute) and you don't get the benefits of on-prem work (in-person collaboration).

The whole thing is a charade perpetuated by office building owners, and executives who don't like change.

There are managers like that. But there are also good managers who serve a real purpose: Protecting their team from the political crap that's always flying around. I've been lucky enough to have several managers like that, and I stuck with them as long as I could!

What are you talking about??? Taking your laptop to meetings and working on non-meeting stuff, is the only way to get anything done these days!