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Measures to protect users' data and privacy will not strictly kill a "free" internet -- there are lots of reasonable caveats such as number of active users, tot

Measures to protect users' data and privacy will not strictly kill a "free" internet -- there are lots of reasonable caveats such as number of active users, total revenue, number of employees that would allow a small business to compete.

mkirklions 9y ago
I always wonder who is saying things like "reasonable regulations" Do you run your own company and find the regulations dont require you to hire a multi-thousand dollar legal team at every turn? Are you an internet user that thinks that what the government says wont be exploited? I worry that my kids will be unable to start businesses due to regulations, or rather their friends wont be able to start businesses. I am a top 4%er and I'll simply pay for the legal teams needed. I know my competition making 40k/yr cannot.
- davvolun 9y ago
  I'll tell you, I've worked for a business small enough to avoid needing to hire a "multi-thousand dollar legal team" and a few of the things that I know happened while I was there leave me very suspicious of the things I didn't know about. > Are you an internet user that thinks that what the government says won't be exploited? Nope, I'm a normal person, not actually a strawman. As long as there's government, it will be exploited; but, you're throwing out the baby with the bathwater by arguing that because people will exploit loopholes, we should eliminate (all) regulations. Instead of supporting a representative that tries to eliminate two regulations for every new one, how about supporting a half-intelligent representative? You're worried people won't be able to start businesses? Where is Facebook's big competition? Can your kids' friends start a business now to compete with Facebook? No -- so why are you worried that they won't be able to do something in the future that they can't do now?
  - mkirklions 9y ago
    >Can your kids' friends start a business now to compete with Facebook? No I disagree with this. I think at the current time they can.
    - davvolun 9y ago
      I think you're overestimating how many people who don't read places like Hacker News actually care about this. But I'll admit I could be wrong on that. In any case, the reason they might be able to at the current time is the blood in the water from the "reasonable regulations" people.

mkirklions 9y ago

I always wonder who is saying things like "reasonable regulations" Do you run your own company and find the regulations dont require you to hire a multi-thousand dollar legal team at every turn? Are you an internet user that thinks that what the government says wont be exploited? I worry that my kids will be unable to start businesses due to regulations, or rather their friends wont be able to start businesses. I am a top 4%er and I'll simply pay for the legal teams needed. I know my competition making 40k/yr cannot.

davvolun 9y ago
I'll tell you, I've worked for a business small enough to avoid needing to hire a "multi-thousand dollar legal team" and a few of the things that I know happened while I was there leave me very suspicious of the things I didn't know about. > Are you an internet user that thinks that what the government says won't be exploited? Nope, I'm a normal person, not actually a strawman. As long as there's government, it will be exploited; but, you're throwing out the baby with the bathwater by arguing that because people will exploit loopholes, we should eliminate (all) regulations. Instead of supporting a representative that tries to eliminate two regulations for every new one, how about supporting a half-intelligent representative? You're worried people won't be able to start businesses? Where is Facebook's big competition? Can your kids' friends start a business now to compete with Facebook? No -- so why are you worried that they won't be able to do something in the future that they can't do now?
- mkirklions 9y ago
  >Can your kids' friends start a business now to compete with Facebook? No I disagree with this. I think at the current time they can.
  - davvolun 9y ago
    I think you're overestimating how many people who don't read places like Hacker News actually care about this. But I'll admit I could be wrong on that. In any case, the reason they might be able to at the current time is the blood in the water from the "reasonable regulations" people.