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Re:The Vietnam government has banned rooted phones from usin... by sneak on Friday January 09, 2026 @03:32PM (#46558945)
You can’t freely sell devices to let others self-diagnose medical issues, so this part of your analogy doesn’t hold up in the case of phone sales.

We also limit investing in certain types of investments to so-called “accredited investors” which is just legal jargon for “millionaires”.

I don’t think the point you are trying to make about letting people own-goal is as strong as you think it is. (I would have gone with “roulette is legal”, which is a better one that the investment one, as the accredited investor rule is in all 50 states.)

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Re:The Vietnam government has banned rooted phones from usin... by hephaes7us on Friday January 09, 2026 @09:09PM (#46562059)
I'm not certain what you're advocating for here?

If you are interested in the public good, I think it is pretty clear that we should ban roulette overnight since it has a negative expected value for everyone but the casino. On the other hand (still presuming you're interested in the public good), I think you have to consider very carefully whether it's good or bad to lock people out of investments or to restrict people's access to health care.

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