IDK man this is a pretty defeatist attitude and doesn't lead to any steps to improve the situation. There's an FTC commissioner here in the comments today who's

IDK man this is a pretty defeatist attitude and doesn't lead to any steps to improve the situation. There's an FTC commissioner here in the comments today who's interested in the community's input. If you don't think it will have any effect that's your prerogative, but members of the public providing good technical opinions can only be a good thing. I don't agree with the vibe that past failures mean that regulations are pointless. Nothing is perfect at preventing abuses, but regulations do shape the actions of corporations and the terms of the discussion. Plus, the FTC is not one person - the commissioner making the post entered office in 2020, and so it seems broad to pin him with vague statements about the FTC completely failing us.