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Re:Facing reality about the EU is a core requirement for goo... by immibis on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @09:28AM (#39603874)
Nowhere is the general sentiment towards government regulation "more, better".

The correct sentiment is both "more good ones, better" and "less bad ones, better"

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Re:Facing reality about the EU is a core requirement for goo... by hnben on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @09:39AM (#39604014)
"more, better" assumes that most regulations are perceived as good
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Re:Facing reality about the EU is a core requirement for goo... by shrimp_emoji on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @09:32AM (#39603931)
But there is the general sentiment "less, better".

And that's because it's right. That "good ones" is both subjective and a challenge tantamount to "write bug-free code". People aren't worthy of that kind of trust.

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Re:Facing reality about the EU is a core requirement for goo... by immibis on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @12:16PM (#39618221)
This comment explains it well: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39609172

To summarize: Laws are like lines of code. Nobody in their right mind would put programs on a spectrum between "more lines" and "fewer lines". Lines of code that help do the necessary work are good, and unnecessary lines of code are bad. And so it is with regulations.

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