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> If they aren't, private organisations have no incentive at all to act responsibility. Often they don't. So the dentist in the license-free world have no ecno
by zanny 11y ago
> If they aren't, private organisations have no incentive at all to act responsibility. Often they don't.
So the dentist in the license-free world have no ecnomic motivation to not just rip peoples teeth out with a pair of pliers?
People can self-regulate for risk and safety when they have complete information about the business. That would not have been available decades ago, but today we have the Internet and can easily move to interconnect everyone with common protocols to discern reviews and criticism of business to give consumers a more informed choice when choosing potentially dangerous trades, without crippling innovation and entrepreneurship within their domains.
- mcguire 11y agoHow much information do you have about the safe and effective practice of dentistry? How much information does the average American have about the safety and effectiveness of vaccines?
- Godel_unicode 11y agoThis. There's a tendency especially among software developers to assume that because there is truth on the internet, everyone is aware of that truth and reviews it critically before making decisions. This is often not the case, as stated above.
- dragonwriter 11y ago> That would not have been available decades ago, but today we have the Internet Which conveys misinformation as easily as accurate information -- and this is particularly the case when there is any significant interest, including economic/financial interest, motivating the misinformation.
- micwawa 11y agoThe internet is full of misinformation about dentists. Some corporate sponsored dentists will mill up thousands of fake reviews. These used to be five-star, but now they're smart enough to use a more nuanced strategy and throw in some four star, because at some point people caught on that no dentist has 45 consecutive five-star reviews. Also, the negative reviews will often disappear if the dentist has a lawyer handy.
- nommm-nommm 11y agoExhibit A: the supplement industry. They have done a tremendously terrible job of self-regulating. If you aren't familiar with the travesty see the Frontline episode on the topic - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/supplements-and-safety/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/supplements-and-safet... (Also the internet is filled with 95% garbage)
- pluma 11y agoBut everybody can look up the validity of their claims online, so it's okay if their advertisements are blatant lies. All's fair in libertarian capitalism, no?