In your analogy, you get to work either way. In either case, our discourse continues to suffer. So what choice do we have? Maintain the current system and watc

In your analogy, you get to work either way. In either case, our discourse continues to suffer. So what choice do we have? Maintain the current system and watch our process devolve slowly, or permit regulation which runs the risk of creating a power vacuum? Our system suffers in either case. We're talking about damage control at this point; not actually fixing the problem.