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This is a positive step but doesn't abandon the principle of the state paternalistically presuming everyone unentitled to exercise free choice until they meet
by CryptoPunk 6y ago
This is a positive step but doesn't abandon the principle of the state
paternalistically presuming everyone unentitled to exercise free choice until they meet conditions that prove they are competent, when the founding assumption of a free society is exactly the opposite.
Assuming the adult population to be like children, with all-powerful regulatory agencies as surrogate guardians is a double assault on liberty, affecting:
1. The population at large, who have their freedom restricted if they do not meet the guardian's conditions that demonstrate competence
2. Everyone who would want to interact with members of the public to sell certain classes of products or services, who now have to conduct due diligence to ensure they are not dealing with something akin to an adult child in the law's eyes, because rather than the surrogate guardian supervising their ward, the guardian attempts to make the entire world a safe space, by imposing some of the obligations of guardianship onto society at large.