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Why is it considered ok to regulate technology without understanding it? Even Jeremy Hunt claims to understand the papers he used to justify more weekend servic
by ck425 9y ago
Why is it considered ok to regulate technology without understanding it? Even Jeremy Hunt claims to understand the papers he used to justify more weekend services for the NHS. Osborne tried to justify austerity as an answer to the recession with (sketchy) evidence. But when it comes to technology politicians (The Tories most of all) stop even pretending to understand the technology. Why is this?
- 7952 9y agoPolitics is based on abstractions of reality that are highly flawed. But they sound plausible to the general public and win votes. It is perfectly possible that she has a nuanced understanding of the topic and realises how flawed the policy is. But that is not what she is going to say in public. Or she really believes this nonsense. Either way this is a PR message. You have to combat it with a more compelling story, not better facts.
- stevenwoo 9y agoThe person in charge of science in the US House of Representatives generally doesn't believe in science when it conflicts with the companies that fund his campaigns. He thinks climate science is "fake news" and that fracking is good for the environment and there is no need to investigate it further. He is actually a writer for a "fake news" website called Breitbart. Voters in Texas don't care. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamar_S._Smith https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamar_S._Smith