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Janet Jackson had the power to crash laptop computers (2022)

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Re: Janet Jackson had the power to crash laptop computers (2022)

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Disagree. Just follow what the sign says. Do you use the same logic when approaching a "stop" sign while driving?

I remember being told why we stop at stop signs when I was learning to drive. Regarding the sign about laptops: do you want to be right, out do you want people to not put their laptops on there? If your goal truly is to stop people putting laptops on there, then account for people who may not follow the directions if they don’t know why.

> If your goal truly is to stop people putting laptops on there, then account for people who may not follow the directions if they don’t know why.

Why? If they decide to ignore the sign, and they fuck their laptops up, that's on them.

A note of direction doesn't need to justify itself. People that think they are owed an explanation so they can decide whether or not to follow a note are the problem here.

Re: Janet Jackson had the power to crash laptop computers (2022)

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post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I remember being told why we stop at stop signs when I was learning to drive. Regarding the sign about laptops: do you want to be right, out do you want people to not put their laptops on there? If your goal truly is to stop people putting laptops on there, then account for people who may not follow the directions if they don’t know why.

> If your goal truly is to stop people putting laptops on there, then account for people who may not follow the directions if they don’t know why. Why? If they decide to ignore the sign, and they fuck their laptops up, that's on them. A note of direction doesn't need to justify itself. People that think they are owed an explanation so they can decide whether or not to follow a note are the problem here.

Yeah, it’s on them. But that doesn’t fix things.

Re: Janet Jackson had the power to crash laptop computers (2022)

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post #82

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> If your goal truly is to stop people putting laptops on there, then account for people who may not follow the directions if they don’t know why. Why? If they decide to ignore the sign, and they fuck their laptops up, that's on them. A note of direction doesn't need to justify itself. People that think they are owed an explanation so they can decide whether or not to follow a note are the problem here.

Yeah, it’s on them. But that doesn’t fix things.

Because there's no problem to fix?

Re: Janet Jackson had the power to crash laptop computers (2022)

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Agreed. Commands without a hint of explanation are typically a sign of organizational dysfunction.

Disagree. Just follow what the sign says. Do you use the same logic when approaching a "stop" sign while driving?

Not a stop sign. But as a general rule for living, Question authority.

Re: Janet Jackson had the power to crash laptop computers (2022)

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Maybe using their watch hand to magnetize the hotel key cards?

I thought about it but their colleagues would have had the same problem, yet didn't. Plus becomming flight attendant removed that activity. Not to mention it happened during the hollidays too. It's probably more life style related, but I was there during said life style and couldn't figure it out.

Maybe some sort of magnet phone mount.
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