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> Tools which become ubiquitous or prerequisites for other services are not discretionary...As such, its terms and services as those of numerous other services,
by zodiac 9y ago
> Tools which become ubiquitous or prerequisites for other services are not discretionary...As such, its terms and services as those of numerous other services, should be defined in a standard set of obligations, rights, and responsibilities, by law.
I see this sentiment in some form a lot. Is there a name for this principle? Where does it come from? I don't in general agree with it - speaking generally, I think enforcing this principle is a way to solve some problems, but not the best way - and would be interested in discussions about the principle itself.
- dredmorbius 9y agoGovernment.
- zodiac 9y agoI don't understand - would appreciate if you elaborate.
- dredmorbius 9y agoPardon the delay, but I've been trying to think of a good brief description. I'm not sure I've got one that's particularly clear. "Common weal", that is, the common wealth or common good, a/k/a social benefit, is probably the best general description. The notion being that there are positive externalities not addressed by the market (or there are offsetting negative externalities not imposed on the producer). In either case, a useful functioning requires some entity with the interest, capacity, and power, to act in the public interest. The notion is an old one. It comprises Book V of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations ("The Expenses of the Sovereign"), or in contemporary economics, the area of public sector economics (or welfare economics). And is the domain of government, as my initial response indicated. https://www.etymonline.com/word/commonweal https://www.etymonline.com/word/commonweal https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Wealth_of_Nations/Book_V/Chapter_1 https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Wealth_of_Nations/Book_V/... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_economics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_economics