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It just made me realize: why don't we have a public system that if you want to do something new it needs to be brought forward for public discussion and public
by loceng 5y ago
It just made me realize: why don't we have a public system that if you want to do something new it needs to be brought forward for public discussion and public policy to be set first?
I do know the obvious answers to this but what are the externalized costs of not doing it, and are the trade-off worth it?
- pugworthy 5y agoIt's a good question. In my scenario I'm basically saying that if the tractor can say yes or no for actions, then this can be used for good or bad. But who gets to define the rules for it? What is undesirable for the environment for example may be very desirable for the shareholders.
- nexuist 5y ago> It just made me realize: why don't we have a public system that if you want to do something new it needs to be brought forward for public discussion and public policy to be set first? Like....some type of legislative system...where they hold hearings and make laws about them? That would be sick. Some startup should definitely disrupt this space. They could fund it by charging yearly subscriptions, maybe collect them every April or something. (Jokes aside: this is supposed to be the job of regulatory agencies, but because industry has grown so powerful and been unchecked for so long it doesn't really feel like anyone has any teeth left to stop corporations like JD anymore).
- xxpor 5y agoThat’s how you end up with the California housing market. I’m not joking.
- loceng 5y agoIt depends on who's in control, elected into power, and their competency, that will determine the outcome. It doesn't inherently mean that part of the system is broken, I think it's mostly the electoral system that's broken.