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HN, a website purportedly about tech entrepreneurship generally favors the 'government knows best' model. Whether it is a health related choice or not is immat

HN, a website purportedly about tech entrepreneurship generally favors the 'government knows best' model. Whether it is a health related choice or not is immaterial. 30 minutes of cardio per day is generally regarded as a healthy choice. Yet for obvious reasons we are not taking a collective vote on making mild exercise compulsory for all individuals.

mancerayder 8y ago
HN, a website purportedly about tech entrepreneurship generally favors the 'government knows best' model. We use terms like hindsight bias and selection bias all the time here; is there a name for the perception that the 'other side' of a wide ideological divide is more prevalent? Because I've read the same complaints about the libertarian attitudes here. There are plenty of folks on both sides of the fence (or it'd be boring).
- sk5t 8y ago
  I think what you describe is angling towards the hostile media effect - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostile_media_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostile_media_effect
- provolone 8y ago
  Perhaps I observe this bias based upon the articles I have chosen to comment on. Or maybe it is an accurate assessment. I can only speak from my own experience. However, I would expect that entrepreneurs would generally have a free market bias. I create online businesses because I have an affinity for tech, and because the Internet has largely been an unregulated space.
  - cyphar 8y ago
    I think that viewing any argument that some government regulation can lead to the greater betterment of society as being a "government knows best" view is very close to being a strawman. I definitely see quite a few folks from both sides of the libertarian/authoritarian spectrum. I originally wrote a much longer comment talking about how free markets need at least government regulation in order to function (so people have faith in them) while too much regulation leads to high barrier of entry, but I'm sure you get the gist.
    - provolone 8y ago
      I think there is still room to say: "if the government knows what is best for me to consume, then why not test that logic by taking it to its logical conclusion" If we can't have that discussion without acrimonious downvotes and complaints to the moderator, then what are we doing here? I am inclined to go back to my original point about bias.

mancerayder 8y ago

HN, a website purportedly about tech entrepreneurship generally favors the 'government knows best' model. We use terms like hindsight bias and selection bias all the time here; is there a name for the perception that the 'other side' of a wide ideological divide is more prevalent? Because I've read the same complaints about the libertarian attitudes here. There are plenty of folks on both sides of the fence (or it'd be boring).

sk5t 8y ago
I think what you describe is angling towards the hostile media effect - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostile_media_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostile_media_effect
provolone 8y ago
Perhaps I observe this bias based upon the articles I have chosen to comment on. Or maybe it is an accurate assessment. I can only speak from my own experience. However, I would expect that entrepreneurs would generally have a free market bias. I create online businesses because I have an affinity for tech, and because the Internet has largely been an unregulated space.
- cyphar 8y ago
  I think that viewing any argument that some government regulation can lead to the greater betterment of society as being a "government knows best" view is very close to being a strawman. I definitely see quite a few folks from both sides of the libertarian/authoritarian spectrum. I originally wrote a much longer comment talking about how free markets need at least government regulation in order to function (so people have faith in them) while too much regulation leads to high barrier of entry, but I'm sure you get the gist.
  - provolone 8y ago
    I think there is still room to say: "if the government knows what is best for me to consume, then why not test that logic by taking it to its logical conclusion" If we can't have that discussion without acrimonious downvotes and complaints to the moderator, then what are we doing here? I am inclined to go back to my original point about bias.