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Re:My deadly disease was just a 23andme bug by tokenizer on Monday November 25, 2013 @08:50PM (#6798533)
> Are regulators not people

No. They are robots. Robots that know better. How dare you ask such good questions! You now owe us 40$ for violating my authority citizen!

> Lessening risk is far more important than not stifling innovation

Again, would the OP rather live in a world with 100% risk, 100% innovation, or 0% risk, 0% innovation. I know what I'd choose. There's a pretty common theme in some sci-fis that living without risk isn't even life. Something to think about...

Re:My deadly disease was just a 23andme bug by mikeash on Monday November 25, 2013 @09:31PM (#6798711)
Doesn't 100% risk imply that we die immediately? Not really "living" then.
Re:My deadly disease was just a 23andme bug by tokenizer on Monday November 25, 2013 @09:49PM (#6798787)
But the 100% innovation would fix that instantly... You broke my horrible if or else argument!

I took it more as being 100% responsible for your actions. But also yielding 100% control of those decisions/creations.

But your point stands. Both options yield death. One instant and real, the other grey and indifferent.