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by freitzkriesler 1236 days ago
I bet you like to run untested alpha builds in production environments too.

Be my guest and risk killing yourself by beta testing dangerous self driving vehicles and medical procedures that haven't gone through their trials.

I risk nothing by not participating.

Just do us all a favor and try not to take out others For Scienceā„¢. Enjoy doing someone else's QC for free.

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>I risk nothing by not participating.

But you do, not participating has opportunity risk. It's an elementary CBA - give or take 40 thousand people will die, which could include either or both of us, for every year of delay in self-driving. Be it for 'prudent', 'common-sense' trials or otherwise.

It's scary as hell[0] that there are otherwise smart people who don't see the car-shaped gun already pointed at them just because it has grown familiar.

[0]Because that line of thinking will cost tens of thousands of lives.

> But you do, not participating has opportunity risk.

You're right it does, but I know what the risk is. I do not know what the risk is for said untested beta product.

Please valiantly be the better man by being society's guinea pig. I have a family and have reasons for living.

I would however recommend getting a life insurance policy so when the obvious happens you won't leave your loved ones high and dry.