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Let’s assume that the FDA doesn’t shut Amazon down. When that happens, what would it take to convince you that the reason for the FDA’s decision is Amazon’s co
by trogdor 3y ago
Let’s assume that the FDA doesn’t shut Amazon down.
When that happens, what would it take to convince you that the reason for the FDA’s decision is Amazon’s compliance with the law, rather than Jeff Bezos’s influence over the government and news media?
- danaris 3y agoWell, how much information about Amazon's behavior prior to this are you allowing us to take into account in that determination? Sure; if the only piece of information under consideration is "the FDA did not shut Amazon down," Occam's Razor says that we should expect that to be because Amazon did not do anything that would lead to them being shut down. But if we get to bring in all the information we have about what Amazon did do, much of which certainly appears to be conduct that would lead to some kind of regulatory penalty...well, then, it seems like it might be reasonable to consider alternative explanations for the outcome.
- trogdor 3y agoIt’s usually a good idea to be open to alternative explanations, but that wasn’t my question.