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You shouldn't blame deluge of new laws on the users. It's kinda like victim blaming as though they made the laws themselves. Instead of asking "what caused gove

You shouldn't blame deluge of new laws on the users. It's kinda like victim blaming as though they made the laws themselves. Instead of asking "what caused governments to make new regulations" instead ask "what caused governments to use regulations instead of alternatives (including doing nothing)". You point out problems, but that's not fair to say that they caused the specific solutions more than the solution presenters themselves.

falcolas 9y ago
I'm not blaming the users, I'm blaming the entrepreneurs. Sorry if that wasn't clear. > what caused governments to use regulations instead of alternatives (including doing nothing) It's the same as it always has been - why are any rules made up? Because someone cheats. Why do rulebooks get bigger and bigger and not smaller and smaller? Because someone sees the rule "do not steal", and threatens the victim into "giving" him the stuff, cause "it's not stealing if he gives it to me, right?" Now you need rules about coercion. More directly, people flouting the spirit of the law is the cause of this legislation. People ignoring the verbal and written warnings put out there by governments to play nice. Ultimately, the government has two forces of authority. The law (regulation) and force (police, army, etc). The first is empowered by the second. If the warning signs leading up to regulation are ignored, what else can we expect the government to do?
- kodablah 9y ago
  On the internet, I consider entrepreneurs users as well. Just because the rulebooks do grow doesn't mean they should. That the law is ignored should be a reason for enforcement, not law creation. As law counts grow and percentage of enforcement seemingly declines you should expect users to ignore them. I expect governments to give warnings about enforcement, not just creating laws as though all other solutions have been tried. It should be the absolute last resort, but so many of these are perceived problems not really harming anyone.

falcolas 9y ago

I'm not blaming the users, I'm blaming the entrepreneurs. Sorry if that wasn't clear. > what caused governments to use regulations instead of alternatives (including doing nothing) It's the same as it always has been - why are any rules made up? Because someone cheats. Why do rulebooks get bigger and bigger and not smaller and smaller? Because someone sees the rule "do not steal", and threatens the victim into "giving" him the stuff, cause "it's not stealing if he gives it to me, right?" Now you need rules about coercion. More directly, people flouting the spirit of the law is the cause of this legislation. People ignoring the verbal and written warnings put out there by governments to play nice. Ultimately, the government has two forces of authority. The law (regulation) and force (police, army, etc). The first is empowered by the second. If the warning signs leading up to regulation are ignored, what else can we expect the government to do?

kodablah 9y ago
On the internet, I consider entrepreneurs users as well. Just because the rulebooks do grow doesn't mean they should. That the law is ignored should be a reason for enforcement, not law creation. As law counts grow and percentage of enforcement seemingly declines you should expect users to ignore them. I expect governments to give warnings about enforcement, not just creating laws as though all other solutions have been tried. It should be the absolute last resort, but so many of these are perceived problems not really harming anyone.