Turns out that identifying a problem doesn't help without a workable solution/alternative.

dylan604 an hour ago | parent | next [-]

I hate this trite and the managers that say "don't bring me problems, bring me solutions" nonsense. I'm not the person to be able to fix it so the solution is make the problem known so others responsible can fix it. If I could fix it, I wouldn't be telling you about the problem. If anything, I would tell you how I fixed an issue in some stand up or other of the many meetings scheduled keeping me from working.

	▲	janalsncm 7 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I am only aware of two solutions: 1) proof of identity, tying accounts to real-world things that are hard or impossible to replicate 2) proof of work, tying accounts or actions to the ability to run computations Proof of identity in theory can solve the problem but at the cost of privacy. Proof of work can be defeated but has the possibility of preserving privacy.
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m463 an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

nonsense on all levels.

RMS has offered broadly solutions/alternatives since the beginning, along with reporting early on trends that other people ignore.

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janalsncm an hour ago | parent [-]

What is his solution to combatting botnets at scale?

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chadgpt2 28 minutes ago | parent [-]

His solution is don't. Why would you? In fact, if you don't block the script that's running on one computer, the script operator won't need to run it on a botnet.

I don't know RMS's solution to spam or DDoS which are the real problems.

	▲	janalsncm 14 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		> Why would you? Because controlling a large number of accounts can allow you to manipulate the algorithms on Web2.0 websites. For example, this one. If you don’t combat spammers the front page quickly gets filled up with garbage.

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jjulius an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

The whole "don't point out a problem unless you have a solution" trope is bullshit.