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I look forward to when every human interaction is finally regulated in law, and we're still not happy.

unnouinceput 5y ago
And that's a good thing, no? I mean if we were happy with current state of things we'd still be living in caves. Bickering and not being happy is what drives progress forward. You want it better than current state of affairs, for you/your kids and that makes the human brain jump from riding on horseback to riding in a Tesla in roughly 200 hundred years.
- ajsnigrutin 5y ago
  We can still be happy with the current state regarding some things, and not happy with the state of other things.
dmitriid 5y ago
Every human interaction? No, it won't be regulated. (Almost) every human interaction between a company and an actual human? In most cases, yes please.
- balozi 5y ago
  Well...what happens when company lawyers and lobbyist are the ones drafting regulations governing every human interaction with said company?
  - estaseuropano 5y ago
    Does that sound like initiatives written by corporate lawyers?
    - totony 5y ago
      Who do you believe this affects more. Big corporations or small/medium businesses EDIT: to be clearer, what if this is to hinder competition? This seems like it would affect small companies disproportionally more than big ones, since small ones will not have a formalized pay system (and probably shouldn't, since value produced is way less obvious).
      - dmitriid 5y ago
        Every time there's this cry of "think of the small business!". And every time it's bullshit.
        totony 5y ago
        Or perhaps most regulation is harmful to small businesses because they lack the lobbying power of the elite.
Cthulhu_ 5y ago
I mean they are apparently necessary because people won't stick to the universal "don't be a dick" rule; they'll argue about what defines "dickish behaviour".
- BurningFrog 5y ago
  What if the people writing regulations are also dicks?
  - fsflover 5y ago
    Other people should watch how regulations are written, i.e., participate in politics.
    - BurningFrog 5y ago
      "It shouldn't happen" is not a great answer to "what if something bad happens?". But it is quite common!
62951413 5y ago
Don't worry, even getting close enough to that dystopia will wipe out the society and so not that many people will be left to worry about happiness.

And that's a good thing, no? I mean if we were happy with current state of things we'd still be living in caves. Bickering and not being happy is what drives progress forward. You want it better than current state of affairs, for you/your kids and that makes the human brain jump from riding on horseback to riding in a Tesla in roughly 200 hundred years.

ajsnigrutin 5y ago
We can still be happy with the current state regarding some things, and not happy with the state of other things.

dmitriid 5y ago

Every human interaction? No, it won't be regulated. (Almost) every human interaction between a company and an actual human? In most cases, yes please.

balozi 5y ago
Well...what happens when company lawyers and lobbyist are the ones drafting regulations governing every human interaction with said company?
- estaseuropano 5y ago
  Does that sound like initiatives written by corporate lawyers?
  - totony 5y ago
    Who do you believe this affects more. Big corporations or small/medium businesses EDIT: to be clearer, what if this is to hinder competition? This seems like it would affect small companies disproportionally more than big ones, since small ones will not have a formalized pay system (and probably shouldn't, since value produced is way less obvious).
    - dmitriid 5y ago
      Every time there's this cry of "think of the small business!". And every time it's bullshit.
      - totony 5y ago
        Or perhaps most regulation is harmful to small businesses because they lack the lobbying power of the elite.

Cthulhu_ 5y ago

I mean they are apparently necessary because people won't stick to the universal "don't be a dick" rule; they'll argue about what defines "dickish behaviour".

BurningFrog 5y ago
What if the people writing regulations are also dicks?
- fsflover 5y ago
  Other people should watch how regulations are written, i.e., participate in politics.
  - BurningFrog 5y ago
    "It shouldn't happen" is not a great answer to "what if something bad happens?". But it is quite common!

62951413 5y ago

Don't worry, even getting close enough to that dystopia will wipe out the society and so not that many people will be left to worry about happiness.