@hrefna 1) wouldn't have been doing it if i'd thought it was a net-zero-or-below benefit. grasping at straws means sometimes you come up short.

spoken plainly: thought i was; open to suggestions.

2) in writing this I came up with a useful response to the original question that isn't nearly as glib or off-the-cuff: fucking with data in an app is something that a) is REALLY easy to do (i.e. passes the hassle hurdle), b) SOUNDS, at least, like it's got a non-zero impact, and c) tickles the part of the brain that takes delight in being a puckish rogue.

@hrefna yeah, but consider:

fuck 'em

@noracodes and yet, that is overwhelmingly not the case and i don't know how to change it.

did a whole talk about it, largely fueled by data from this study - https://www.nngroup.com/articles/computer-skill-levels/ - which was a drastic eye opener even for me, and i'm cynical as fuck.

it's even worse with the younger generation, who often don't even understand what a "file" is anymore. how do you even start generating literacy when your audience doesn't see a need to accept the value of letters?

@katanova @ai6yr @ingalls Curse my sesquipidelian loquaciousness!

(you're right, that's much better)

@katanova @ai6yr @ingalls That is an entirely valid point that I had not considered - thank you for bringing it to my attention!

I would like to amend my previous suggestion to name-and-company of the exec, so that normies like me (apparently) know who the person is/was. "Heat Wave Bob" is less impactful than "Heat Wave Bob Smith, Exxon CEO 1980-1995" or whatever.

@katanova @ai6yr @ingalls not good enough; i wouldn't know an oil exec if one kicked me in the shins. name 'em after oil companies with distribution weighted towards money spent on denying climate change (e.g. "Exxon, Exxon 2, ... Exxon 815, BP, etc)

@wdlindsy y'don't.

fuckin.

say.