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It strikes me as odd that we accept and even celebrate law and order for the individual person, but many people balk as soon as the same standard is applied to
by ljm 7y ago
It strikes me as odd that we accept and even celebrate law and order for the individual person, but many people balk as soon as the same standard is applied to an organisation.
The war on drugs and mass incarceration of weed smokers is fine. Regulating a woman's body by banning abortion is fine. Regulating against a woman to protect the rights of a rapist is fine. Regulating sexuality is fine.
But regulate ISPs, or Hollywood, or financial institutions, or Walmart or Amazon, or whatever other corporation? Oh hell no, that's a cardinal sin. You can't get in the way of money.
I think that running a business should be a privilege, one that can be properly revoked when the business fails to serve the society it depends on.
- Causality1 7y ago"I'll believe corporations are people when Texas executes one."
- mlazos 7y agoI honestly don’t think any of the social issues you mention are accepted wholeheartedly by society. And I also don’t think the regulations you talk about are generally rejected by society. Just here on HN you can see how heated the discussion gets about regulating amazon. I’m pretty sure the government already has the power to fine or breakup businesses that brazenly break the law, but the system isn’t efficient because businesses can argue their case in court. I think my point is these problems aren’t trivial and your solution is right at a high level, but actually implementing it in a way that is fair is really difficult.