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I totally agree it is fine to prefer either solution. However I disagree with your proposition about "market" vs "bureaucrats". I think (imho) business logic an
by pauletienney 10y ago
I totally agree it is fine to prefer either solution. However I disagree with your proposition about "market" vs "bureaucrats". I think (imho) business logic and free market are not efficient enough to guarantee quality of life.
- 6502nerdface 10y agoSo, even though you "agree it is fine to prefer either solution," you are willing to use literal, blunt force against your own neighbors to prevent them from using the solution that they prefer? That's neither self-consistent nor very neighborly.
- pauletienney 10y agoIt is absolutely fine to let Amazon come in Paris, I would strongly be against a ban. The issue is their economic power might erase a bit of the charm of Paris and lower my quality of life. That's why the political power counterbalances this.
- insertnickname 10y agoIf enough Parisians prefer to buy from local shops rather than Amazon, the local shops will stay. Amazon can only outcompete local shops if Parisians prefer Amazon's offering.
- pauletienney 10y agoI guess it is not that simple. The immediate price signal is a stronger incentive than the longterm diversity of the neighborhood. Humans are not very good for long term thinking. Often, people needs immediate consequences of their action to judge them.