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I like how you say we should remove regulations while at the same time proposing a new test, creating new methods for qualifying for a trade, and a different in

I like how you say we should remove regulations while at the same time proposing a new test, creating new methods for qualifying for a trade, and a different inspection regime. This is a good sign, though. What we really want is the right balance of regulations for safety that don’t favor large businesses too much but are easy for small business to follow. Apprenticing under a physician is a particularly poor example, given how much medical science changes in 20 years. Not to mention it makes it easier for quacks to reproduce. Instead, aim lower: cosmetology licensing. I think we can all agree that you don’t need months of training to cut someone’s hair. This is simply a protectionist guild.

donw 6y ago
> This is a good sign, though. What we really want is the right balance of regulations for safety that don’t favor large businesses too much but are easy for small business to follow. And individuals, but yes, exactly. > Apprenticing under a physician is a particularly poor example, given how much medical science changes in 20 years. Perhaps, but I think buried in there is a call for greater granularity. Imagine that you could easily train up to be a neighborhood medic for a small community. You'd be able to handle, say, 70% of common medical needs: run bloodwork, provide immediate trauma care, dispense prescriptions, etc., but can escalate via telepresence to a higher-ranked medical professional when you need to. And, with experience, you can move up the skill ladder. That's kind of where I was going. > I think we can all agree that you don’t need months of training to cut someone’s hair. Maybe? I'd want to know that whomever is cutting my hair is aware of head lice, and knows how to sterilize their equipment. Probably also some basic first aid training if they slip up and cut me. Months of training shouldn't be a requirement to get started, but there is a reasonable call for a base level of know-how. Definitely demands more thinking. :)
duskwuff 6y ago
> Instead, aim lower: cosmetology licensing. I think we can all agree that you don’t need months of training to cut someone’s hair. This is simply a protectionist guild. Maybe I'm just weird, but I'd rather that the person who's going to use a bunch of sharp instruments around my head to irrecoverably change my appearance for the next few months have some training on how to do that properly. That probably goes double for the people who are going to have them using a bunch of chemicals on their hair as well (hair dyes and bleaching, permanent wave, etc).

donw 6y ago

> This is a good sign, though. What we really want is the right balance of regulations for safety that don’t favor large businesses too much but are easy for small business to follow. And individuals, but yes, exactly. > Apprenticing under a physician is a particularly poor example, given how much medical science changes in 20 years. Perhaps, but I think buried in there is a call for greater granularity. Imagine that you could easily train up to be a neighborhood medic for a small community. You'd be able to handle, say, 70% of common medical needs: run bloodwork, provide immediate trauma care, dispense prescriptions, etc., but can escalate via telepresence to a higher-ranked medical professional when you need to. And, with experience, you can move up the skill ladder. That's kind of where I was going. > I think we can all agree that you don’t need months of training to cut someone’s hair. Maybe? I'd want to know that whomever is cutting my hair is aware of head lice, and knows how to sterilize their equipment. Probably also some basic first aid training if they slip up and cut me. Months of training shouldn't be a requirement to get started, but there is a reasonable call for a base level of know-how. Definitely demands more thinking. :)

duskwuff 6y ago

> Instead, aim lower: cosmetology licensing. I think we can all agree that you don’t need months of training to cut someone’s hair. This is simply a protectionist guild. Maybe I'm just weird, but I'd rather that the person who's going to use a bunch of sharp instruments around my head to irrecoverably change my appearance for the next few months have some training on how to do that properly. That probably goes double for the people who are going to have them using a bunch of chemicals on their hair as well (hair dyes and bleaching, permanent wave, etc).