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Re:Robinhood has lured young traders, sometimes with devasta... by ghaff on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @07:01PM (#23775196)
I don't totally disagree. But, at some point, "let people make whatever stupid decisions they want to make" turns into we should also be able to kick those stupid people into the gutter and abandon them.
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Re:Robinhood has lured young traders, sometimes with devasta... by ByteJockey on Thursday July 09, 2020 @11:28PM (#23787856)
I mean, yeah. It does. The fundamental assumption of all democracies are that the people are competent enough to govern themselves.

Ultimately, I'm not sure a free society, a welfare state, and universal suffrage can all co-exist in the long term.

I think any two could survive, but all three seem like a longshot.

I'm actually having trouble figuring out which two I'm rooting for.

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