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Thanks for clarifying your position. I think I am a bit more informed now after having read it. Though I may not agree with the broad notion that Texas has of '

Thanks for clarifying your position. I think I am a bit more informed now after having read it. Though I may not agree with the broad notion that Texas has of 'deregulation' (having lived in California through the Enron debacle), especially as that term is used dogmatically, I can't honestly say that I am knowledgeable enough about the specifics to make more than a broad critique. Unfortunately your politicians are doing you no favors amongst the critics with their rhetoric.

vel0city 3y ago
It's definitely a complicated system that the vast majority of people don't really interface with or understand. I don't completely blame people for not immediately understanding it, but I do get frustrated with the massive amount of misinformation which gets spread by journalists which spread FUD about it (see: TFA). I do agree about the politicians. I'm no fan of a lot of those clowns. I'm pretty happy to see Ken Paxton finally having his crimes tried. Not everyone in Texas is a nutcase, 44% voted for an anti-gun candidate against Abbot. Imagine if the D's ran someone who never directly said they'd take away guns, they might actually win some at large state elections. And yeah, as someone who understands what Enron did they really did California dirty. Deregulation doesn't have to look like that. Free market principles can do good things, when you actually have safe and efficient free markets. Watts are Watts, if we do it right they can be pretty dang fungible.
- Eisenstein 3y ago
  I'd love to have someone to converse with outside of the 'echo chambers' that we tend to end up in who can present their points with clarity, while eschewing emotional appeals and ideological escape hatches. If this sounds appealing feel free to send me a message on reddit (same username) and we can continue this conversation. HN is not conducive to long form discussions.

vel0city 3y ago

It's definitely a complicated system that the vast majority of people don't really interface with or understand. I don't completely blame people for not immediately understanding it, but I do get frustrated with the massive amount of misinformation which gets spread by journalists which spread FUD about it (see: TFA). I do agree about the politicians. I'm no fan of a lot of those clowns. I'm pretty happy to see Ken Paxton finally having his crimes tried. Not everyone in Texas is a nutcase, 44% voted for an anti-gun candidate against Abbot. Imagine if the D's ran someone who never directly said they'd take away guns, they might actually win some at large state elections. And yeah, as someone who understands what Enron did they really did California dirty. Deregulation doesn't have to look like that. Free market principles can do good things, when you actually have safe and efficient free markets. Watts are Watts, if we do it right they can be pretty dang fungible.

Eisenstein 3y ago
I'd love to have someone to converse with outside of the 'echo chambers' that we tend to end up in who can present their points with clarity, while eschewing emotional appeals and ideological escape hatches. If this sounds appealing feel free to send me a message on reddit (same username) and we can continue this conversation. HN is not conducive to long form discussions.