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Re:Controversial California bill would physically stop new c... by kelseyfrog on Thursday January 25, 2024 @09:17PM (#39138206)
If this law/tech had been in place in the 1940s and 50s NASCAR would have never been created. By imposing it, who knows what possibilities of creative expression we're artificially pruning from our cultural trajectory.
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Re:Controversial California bill would physically stop new c... by kirubakaran on Thursday January 25, 2024 @11:21PM (#39138925)
We make tradeoffs like this all the time. Who knows how many amazing adventurous frontier literature we're missing out on, as we've moved on from gun slingers regularly robbing banks and having duels with bounty hunters at high noon.

(I'm not arguing for / against the auto-enforced speed limit)

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Re:Controversial California bill would physically stop new c... by lnxg33k1 on Friday January 26, 2024 @12:34PM (#39145276)
What about all the entertainment we gave up since gladiators fights were outlawed? ;o
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Re:Controversial California bill would physically stop new c... by earthling8118 on Thursday January 25, 2024 @11:58PM (#39139104)
Driving vehicles will never be creative expression.
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Re:Controversial California bill would physically stop new c... by kelseyfrog on Friday January 26, 2024 @11:10AM (#39144252)
I didn't like the Mad Max movie either, but isn't that a bit much?
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