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First steps are very hard, yes. I'm distinguishing in a way I think you aren't - to me, exactly because this stuff is so hard, and so many things have bad side
by thu2111 6y ago
First steps are very hard, yes.
I'm distinguishing in a way I think you aren't - to me, exactly because this stuff is so hard, and so many things have bad side effects, it shouldn't be done by governments. That doesn't mean nothing should be done by anyone. When things are done by non-governmental actors, the rest of us have the option of ignoring them if we think they're wrong (usually). When a government does something wrong, everyone is stuffed. And exactly because there's no feedback loop for the vast majority of government employees, except politicians, and even then only weakly, they tend to do things wrong a lot.
One day I think you'll come to understand this perspective. But first you need to realise that doing nothing is not only an option but often, the best option. The assumption that "something must be done, this is something, therefore it must be done" is a political cliché for a reason.