Re:How Silicon Valley destroyed Parler
by randallsquared on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @08:32PM
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That is certainly the most optimistic version I've ever read of how regulation comes into existence. Nothing about this origin story rehabilitates regulations as a whole, however. Even if it were actually 100% true, it would still be possible for most regulations to be bad based on misunderstandings, the calculation problem, and other forms of unintended consequences. Clearly, there also exist examples of regulations enacted for less enlightened reasons.
Re:How Silicon Valley destroyed Parler
by bsenftner on Thursday January 14, 2021 @08:56AM
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The failure of our species to govern itself so laws are enacted is optimistic?
You're statement that "it would still be possible for most regulations to be bad" is sheer lunacy. Are you listening to yourself? If I listened to your logic, I'd expect airplanes to be falling from the sky, computers are not possible, and the moon landed must be fake - because they is no way, the misunderstandings, the calculation problem, the unintended consequences... humbug.
Tells us you don't understand the purpose of regulation.
The entire premise that regulation is bad is a disinformation campaign against rational thought. Do you understand how regulation comes into existence? Regulation is the result of someone, some corporation, some city, some legal entity abusing the public's trust to the degree a law is enacted to oversee future such situations because the general public has proved it cannot self regulate this aspect of the public's trust.