> Early in tortoise evolution there are HUGE benefits to a male that doesn't flip his buddies over and gets all the ladies as a result.
I believe Dawkins would argue this doesn't result in an evolutionarily stable strategy. Refer to chapter 10 of the Selfish Gene, I think it directly answers the concerns you have.
For a company like Amazon a few months probably isn't significant in the grand scheme of things. They don't operate like a startup that is constantly a few months away from failure. Plus they have a lot more employees to fill in the gaps.
> I trust us, but I trust Colin more, so I wish there was a simple “In case of emergency, get Colin on the phone and have him securely transfer a copy of the key files backed to me” option in case disaster strikes.
If Colin has your private keys then he could be compelled to reveal the contents of your data to a third party. This seems to run counter to the design goals of the system.
Otherwise I found the posting to be enlightening. I learned quite a bit from reading it!
> When you invent something really useful that's never existed before... don't you deserve something awesome in return?
This probably feels like the ethically correct outcome when you've invented something interesting, however it runs counter to free market economics. Being first can provide a competitive edge but it isn't the only factor.
Thanks for pointing that out. I see it now and the full text has been since added to the repository. I was looking at the source and only saw copyright!
I believe that is an over-simplification and slightly revisionist take on early Apple history. Jobs was more technical than he is given credit for these days: Atari had employed him as a technician.
However, next to Woz any of us would look like just a marketing guy. Nor would I sugest that anyone but Woz designed the Apple's circuitry.
I believe Dawkins would argue this doesn't result in an evolutionarily stable strategy. Refer to chapter 10 of the Selfish Gene, I think it directly answers the concerns you have.