Re:Man's 'experiments' with explosives were lawful, court rules
by chickenpotpie on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @08:04PM
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It's about the societal costs of denial vs. the risks of availability. Restricting gasoline to only certain individuals would cost millions to billions of dollars and would save us from a few fires a year. Restricting access to nuclear bombs costs almost nothing and saves huge risk.
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Re:Man's 'experiments' with explosives were lawful, court rules
by leetcrew on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @09:05PM
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some might say that restriction of X, even if X has no "real" value, is already a significant cost. depends on whether you think freedom is merely a means to an end or a value in and of itself.
Re:Man's 'experiments' with explosives were lawful, court rules
by catalogia on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @08:10PM
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> Restricting access to nuclear bombs costs almost nothing and saves huge risk.
That makes me wonder, if nuclear bombs were deregulated, who would actually be rich and stupid enough to actually construct their own? Larry Ellison maybe? Probably not even him.
Re:Man's 'experiments' with explosives were lawful, court rules
by chickenpotpie on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @08:13PM
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If John McAfee ever became terminally ill, I could see him building one, driving out into a desert, and going out with a literal bang.