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Yeah for sure, but the solution to an uneducated populous isn't large governments and regulation. That's a bandaid at best, but it's never sustainable.
by flagrant_taco 3y ago
Yeah for sure, but the solution to an uneducated populous isn't large governments and regulation. That's a bandaid at best, but it's never sustainable.
- lxgr 3y agoIf it was possible for everybody to be educated about everything, we'd indeed probably need neither regulators nor politicians. As much as I personally like discussing the economic and political impact of various web specifications – there are a lot of things happening in modern society, and everybody only has so much time and mental resources to care about every single one in detail.
- flagrant_taco 3y agoThat's more am argument for simplifying modern society in my opinion. If I think Google's latest antics are dangerous enough for society as whole to warrant government intervention, I first have to assume that the majority of people don't get it but would be opposed if only they better understood. What gives me the right to make that decision on their behalf? And if I don't know they would care, can I really push through my own intervention? Not to mention the assumption we have to make that government regulators actually do understand and can relate in an unbiased way with only consumers best interests in mind.