This is the end result of having compute as a utility, without having equivalent protection mechanisms in place all the way down to the endpoints.
Imagine what would happen if we didn't have fuses and circuit breakers everywhere we use electricity. Any defective toaster could bring down the entire grid it was plugged into. There would have to be entirely new teams of inspectors and certifications and laws about even plugging in a lamp.
Madness
Yet here we are, 40+ years after collectively deciding that MULTICS was too complicated, and Unix was the way to go.
I thought we'd be able to see the folly of our ways by 2025 at the latest, but it's not going to happen. 8(
Imagine what would happen if we didn't have fuses and circuit breakers everywhere we use electricity. Any defective toaster could bring down the entire grid it was plugged into. There would have to be entirely new teams of inspectors and certifications and laws about even plugging in a lamp.
Madness
Yet here we are, 40+ years after collectively deciding that MULTICS was too complicated, and Unix was the way to go.
I thought we'd be able to see the folly of our ways by 2025 at the latest, but it's not going to happen. 8(