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I think we are starting to see that free-speech has a tendancy to destroy itself, in the same way that free-markets do. True free speech will end up in a syste
by Singletoned 9y ago
I think we are starting to see that free-speech has a tendancy to destroy itself, in the same way that free-markets do.
True free speech will end up in a system being exploited by those who can make the most noise the most often. True free markets tend to end up as a series of oligopolies.
Small amounts of regulation can help both systems do better, but we need to find a way to reliably regulate regulation (as regulation also has a tendancy to destroy itself).
- thanatropism 9y agoYeah, but we have 100 years of theory (backed with evidence) on market failures, so we know what to regulate.
- nol13 9y agoSee: Hacker News vs. Slashdot Free speech is great, but a bit of regulation on the obvious trolls goes a long way in making this a good place for the non-deranged to discuss things.