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> through reasoned debate and proper functioning of government. Yikes. Is there a fallback option?

• albntomat0 6y ago
  The other options seem to be the benevolence of Bezos or Twitter condemnation, so not really.
  • kmonsen 6y ago
    Still better in some cases than relying in government taking action :-( Note that this is a one way relationship, corporations must comply with laws, but can also do other things.
    • albntomat0 6y ago
      I'd say "better" as in "more likely", but I'm still not a fan of a handful of SV folks being the moral decision makers for the world as the general order of things. I'll gladly accept additional benevolence from them though! Just not as the sole power in the area.
    • bigiain 6y ago
      > corporations must comply with laws Sadly, global corporations seem to be mostly able to choose which laws they want to comply with by shifting jurisdictions at will... "Oh no, for _tax purposes_ we're an Irish company! For privacy purposes we're European. For Intellectual Property purposes we're a Delaware C Corp. And, ummm, that department that doesn't exist is officially deputised by the Saudi Royal Family."
• bigiain 6y ago
  Ultimately, the French option from the late 1700s...