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Re:Infowars and Goop sell the same exact pseudoscientific "w... by akira2501 on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @03:55PM (#39019008)
This is an expected consequence of over monopolization of industry. You lose all the natural power of moderation that comes from the market. With that gone, corruption is left unchecked, regulatory bodies are captured, and collusion is purchased to gaslight everyone over the truth.

You also should never trust any court, in particular, the Supreme Court. A court has no special access to facts, yet it operates with complete authority, as if it's process was entirely without error. They are a compromise that only makes sense when all other civil remedies have been exhausted because there is no mechanism to guarantee an improved outcome from their involvement.

Which highlights the basic point here, any institution of appreciable size and without competition cannot possibly remain uncorrupted by it. It's essentially impossible to build any government institution that is worthy of "trust."

Re:Infowars and Goop sell the same exact pseudoscientific "w... by semi on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @05:03PM (#39019787)
> A court has no special access to facts

There are facts out there that can otherwise be kept private until subpoenad by court order, is that not special access to facts?

Re:Infowars and Goop sell the same exact pseudoscientific "w... by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @05:55PM (#39020313)
Per my reading, that seems to be different from what they mean. Any court can subpoena facts and the supreme court is not special in that regard.