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Puts devil's advocate hat on... > ...who obviously don’t understand how the internet works... Legislators are not requested to know how things do work: they a
by pif 8y ago
Puts devil's advocate hat on...
> ...who obviously don’t understand how the internet works...
Legislators are not requested to know how things do work: they are requested to define how things will work!
- Ensorceled 8y agoRight! Math would be so much easier if PI was a round number so let’s get legislation to define it that way.
- toyg 8y agoFalse analogy: pi exists in nature, we just discover it; while the web is entirely man-made - and as such, can be mandated. Someone could legislate that all websites should be blue and http headers should be made of emojis, there is nothing in nature that would stop that from happening. In fact, network protocols themselves are basically laws for machines.
- baxtr 8y agoThis is indeed a fair point. However, as legislator you ought to have the fantasy and courage to imagine what else might happen once your law becomes real. It is not enough to remake the world and ignore all side-effects.
- pif 8y agoSure, I agree!