Effective public health makes it look like nothing is happening when in reality they’re effectively dealing with all sorts of threats
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Its the same in security sectors. "We haven't been attacked, why are we spending all this money on security?" Or hell, even retail. "The shelves are stocked, why do we need to keep wasting payroll on more workers?"
sep 1, 2025, 5:26 pm • 6 0 • view
We haven't been robbed, why do we need insurance? Etc, etc, etc..
sep 2, 2025, 4:51 am • 2 0 • view
Oh yeah, and “Here’s a snowball! Where’s your global warming now?”
sep 2, 2025, 1:44 pm • 2 0 • view
Yes, or “I feel better, so I’m going to stop taking my meds.” I guess the "never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity" truism works well here too!
sep 1, 2025, 6:17 pm • 6 0 • view
Yup, same as things like systems administration, when the sysadmin is doing their job it looks like the sysadmin isn't doing anything...
sep 2, 2025, 4:50 am • 1 0 • view