Today’s links Bossware is unfair (in the legal sense, too): Neotaylorists wielding digital calipers, breaking the law. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I’ve been. Latest books: You keep readin’ em, I’ll keep writin’ ’em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I’ll keep writin’ ’em. Colophon: All the rest. Bossware is unfair (in the legal sense, too) (permalink) You can get into a lot of trouble by assuming that rich people know what they’re doing. For example, might assume that ad-tech works – bypassing peoples’ critical faculties, reaching inside their minds and brainwashing them with Big Data insights, because if that’s not what’s happening, then why would rich people pour billions into those ads? https://pluralistic.net/2020/12/06/surveillance-tulip-bulbs/#adtech-bubble You might assume that private equity looters make their investors rich, because otherwise, why would rich people hand over trillions for them to play with? https://thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2024/11/19/private-equity-vampire-capital/ The truth is, rich people are suckers like the rest of us. If anything, succeeding once or twice makes you an even bigger mark, with a sense of your own infallibility that inflates to fill the bubble your yes-men seal you inside of. Rich people fall for scams just like you and me. Anyone can be a mark. I was: https://pluralistic.net/2024/02/05/cyber-dunning-kruger/#swiss-cheese-security But though rich people can fall for scams the same way you and I do, the way those scams play out is very different when the marks are wealthy. As Keynes…Pluralistic: Bossware is unfair (in the legal sense, too) (26 Nov 2024)