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People fear that without some oversight, dangerous things would be sold Yet they go to the local restaurant who's preparing dishes with no special oversight ex
by 1996 7y ago
People fear that without some oversight, dangerous things would be sold
Yet they go to the local restaurant who's preparing dishes with no special oversight ex ante, just good logic and the fear of being closed if there's an hygiene investigation ex post.
For some reason, reviews can filter out bad restaurants but not drugs? Even if food can also kill? Evidence of the opposite, from darknet markets where people review drugs and sellers, is routinely ignored.
But when the CDC delivers a non working test, people want more money for the CDC- so that next time, they don't deliver one non working test, but maybe 2 or 3 instead?
My personal conclusion is that the "modern hacker" trust centralization and likes social control - whether it comes from government organizations, or private companies like google or facebook. Based on comments, working there would be a dream from most people here - and not just for the money. People seem to find some kind of prestige in that, for... reasons?
There's a generational disconnect I think. I stopped trying to understand. When I see a movement pushing away Eric Raymond and Richard Stallman, I think it's time to stop associating with this movement, let these people make their own mistakes and hopefully learn from their failures.
- Tomte 7y agoPeople have a choice in which restaurants they patronize. They do not have a choice in which medical devices their ER doctor uses.
- gojomo 7y agoTheir doctor has a choice - or should, & could with fewer barriers to competition, especially barriers against things which work just fine throughout the world.
- omginternets 7y ago>Yet they go to the local restaurant who's preparing dishes with no special oversight ex ante, just good logic and the fear of being closed if there's an hygiene investigation ex post. Yes, because there are health and safety regulations in place!
- 1996 7y ago> Yes, because there are health and safety regulations in place! Exactly my point: ex post. The restaurants do not have to declare the recipes they will use or the list of ingredients. They are free to buy from any supplier. Yet for some mysterious reasons, healthcare needs ex-ante regulations. Read https://thedispatch.com/p/timeline-the-regulationsand-regulatorsthat https://thedispatch.com/p/timeline-the-regulationsand-regula... ; do you honestly believe the regulations/FDA/CDC are not at fault here?