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These problems need to be fixed soon or government regulation will come. I think the government would be reluctant to regulate unless it seems like an emergency
by marmot777 10y ago
These problems need to be fixed soon or government regulation will come. I think the government would be reluctant to regulate unless it seems like an emergency. If larger attacks happen then the public will call for regulation and politicians will fall over each other to do it. There will be intended and unintended consequences.
He best way to prevent regulation is to eliminate the perceived need. If another attack hits, especially larger and more costly the one last week, people will start getting outraged. Those businesses who lost money might even start lobbying.
I'm not hopeful at this point as I don't even get the feeling that most people have taken the time to understand what happened last week. I see almost mantras people repeat out there outlining mitigation that, white important generally, would not have helped mirigste the attack last Frieay. The solutions offered frequently involve big lag times even if somehow set into motion immediately.
It may be necessary to make some hard trade offs to show some real progress. When people don't freely make hard choices, the government will step in. That would be a preventable tragedy. I don't have much hope at this point.