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		asjldkfin on Feb 4, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: McKinsey to pay $573M to settle claims over opioid... No, the advice Purdue asked for bankrupted the company. Just like how asking a programmer to build a garbage program doesn’t mean the programmer is trash, it just means the specs are.

carapace on Feb 4, 2021 [–]

Programmers who build garbage are part of the problem, no?

asjldkfin on Feb 4, 2021 | [–]

Not if they build garbage well, the quality of the code and the quality of the product are independent.

carapace on Feb 4, 2021 | | [–]

But isn't building garbage a problem? What's the point of automatic garbage?

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