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Re:Congress fights to keep AM radio in cars by eru on Sunday October 06, 2024 @11:29PM (#41762511)
That would be a good argument for not allowing people to make any independent decisions at all.

Compare and contrast https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/bad-definitions-of-democrac...

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Re:Congress fights to keep AM radio in cars by Nevermark on Sunday October 06, 2024 @11:32PM (#41762531)
> That's a good argument for not allowing people to make any independent decisions at all.

No it isn't. Very false dichotomy.

The benefits of doing something have to be balanced against its costs. People's longevity and freedom both matter.

And something impossible can't have valid arguments for it. No independent decisions is an unattainable scenario even for maximalist autocracies.

What, that I actually said, do you disagree with?

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Re:Congress fights to keep AM radio in cars by eru on Sunday October 06, 2024 @11:38PM (#41762567)
> No independent decisions is a completely unattainable scenario even for maximalist autocrats.

Sure, but you could still try to minimise independent decisions as much as possible.

Have a look at the article I linked for a more eloquent argument.

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Re:Congress fights to keep AM radio in cars by habinero on Monday October 07, 2024 @05:22AM (#41764184)
Except nobody is actually trying to do that, so the argument is irrelevant.
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