A perilous legal landscape of red-tape and ruinous prohibitions is bad... But the same stuff being selectively enforced is even worse.
sgt•4w ago
Yup, the big government (control and enforce everything) squad can be just as authoritarian.
Terr_•4w ago
I feel there was a disconnect in communication here. I'm saying that the Ultra Rich Guy and his pet project should be held to the same standards that are affecting regular people and organizations.
Especially if we want those standards to change, giving the politically-powerful special privileges to ignore the rules is bad! It makes reform less likely to occur, rather than more, and encourages other problems like regulatory capture and selective prosecution.
sgt•4w ago
I am very pro innovation and less regulation but I do get your point, you can't go complete wild west. Striking the balance is the hard bit.
sgt•4w ago
Written by the same guy who says the US is a rogue state. Okay, then.
Zigurd•4w ago
You, of all commenters here, should know a rogue state when you see one.
pamcake•4w ago
Representatives and government institutions should stop relying on it as a channel to interact with their populace, peers, and media. That would be a good start. Take a hint from DT and set up a Mastodon server for the party.
nacozarina•4w ago
prohibitions tend to look the same: well-intentioned & ineffective.
Shunned & shamed? Certainly.
Formal sanction is a form of govt award and needs to be used cautiously to avoid becoming an endorsement.
Terr_•4w ago
sgt•4w ago
Terr_•4w ago
Especially if we want those standards to change, giving the politically-powerful special privileges to ignore the rules is bad! It makes reform less likely to occur, rather than more, and encourages other problems like regulatory capture and selective prosecution.
sgt•4w ago