Somebody_somewhere wrote on November 2, 2017 at 1:34 AM (edited on November 2, 2017 at 1:34 AM)

Reply to comment by Hal in What are some great ideas in theory, but don't work because of human nature? by elyersio

A lot of things work on paper but not in practice. For example: television. It might seem like a great way to inform people, which was the idea when it was invented; but in practice, 90% of everything on TV is total bullshit, and half that's on purpose. Another example: subprime mortgages. Great on paper, the 2008 financial crisis in practice.

[deleted] wrote on November 2, 2017 at 3:11 AM (edited on November 2, 2017 at 8:28 AM)

Somebody_somewhere wrote on November 7, 2017 at 11:40 AM

Actually, it's pretty hard to predict what people will do. All of those things I said involved people.

I don't know why you can't admit it's true.

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