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Re:Uber faces criminal probe over software used to evade aut... by th4dv on Friday May 05, 2017 @07:41AM (#14272660)
> some people are just too stupid and they'll hurt themselves and complain about it

stupid people will hurt them self, one way or another. You can't protect people from their own stupidity by introducing more and more regulations. Soon, you won't be able to purchase a kitchen knife.

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Re:Uber faces criminal probe over software used to evade aut... by oblio on Friday May 05, 2017 @08:45AM (#14272968)
Just to give an example that kind of goes against what you were saying: cars were invented and at first there were not that many regulations.

Now we have:

- speed limits

- car making regulations

- fuel regulations

- ...

And 99% of those rules are good for society as a whole.

Regulation isn't bad in and of itself, abuse of regulation is. Focus on the real target ;)

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