> Also, given that this post has a strong resonance with extreme "anti government" and "libertarian" types, please be aware that I am very much on a different

> Also, given that this post has a strong resonance with extreme "anti government" and "libertarian" types, please be aware that I am very much on a different area of the political spectrum (centre-left, somewhere where the social democrats used to reside historically in Germany). I am strongly in favor of good and competent regulation to ensure markets function, competition works, and customers are protected. I think this is a really good thing to add, other than the word "extreme". I see so often, even on HN, that more regulation would be a cure-all. I'm not against regulation either, but there is so much of it in some areas, and the practicalities of proving compliance so onerous, that it slows things down massively. And once your product is certified, procurement of your product is also extremely risk-averse and often department members over-interpret all the regulations they have to follow, also take a vast amount of time and expense to green light a purchase. Anyway; rant over. I will continue making regulated products because I love the impact.