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Clearly people, in aggregate, need to have some choices made for them. No, I don't think so at all. And it's critical for people who oppose the "control state
by javert 15y ago
Clearly people, in aggregate, need to have some choices made for them.
No, I don't think so at all.
And it's critical for people who oppose the "control state" (for lack of a better term) to stand their ground on this point.
Otherwise, they are throwing away the fundamental principle, which is their only intellectual ammunition.
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There are lots of trivial applications of this (like electrical wiring). But gettings bogged down in those is missing the forest for the trees.
However, just to prove that the principle still applies, I'll answer your electrical scenario:
If electrical wiring were not highly regulated, best practices and self-regulatory mechanisms would be develped to deal with the situation effectively, just like any aspect of any industrial activity that is not regulated.
It is key to recognize the truth of the part in italics. Just think of how commerce and trade work - there are abundant examples.
- yequalsx 15y agoThe history of the free market (to the extent that markets can truly be free) shows that your view in italics is not correct. Regulation has led to clean water standards, electrical wiring standards, safe working environments, etc. In countries where such standards don't exist or are loosely enforced one sees that mechanisms aren't developed to deal with these situations. Just look at China. Companies try to cut corners. They do it whenever they can get away from it. There are examples where companies don't cut corners but there are a plethora of examples to show that enough companies do cut corners that it is needed to have some regulations.
- javert 15y agoThe history of the free market ... shows that your view in italics is not correct. I completely disagree with your analysis of history (although I'm aware it's the commonly accepted and promulgated one). Still, a fine technical analysis of history is not needed to see the truth of my point. Think about the PC revolution, or the Industrial Revolution, for example. Think about how trade and commerce is carried on in aspects thereof that are not highly regulated.