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drafting specific, targeted policies in the hopes of achieving a targeted outcome (without any unintended consequences) is very difficult - it's almost as if hu
by chii 1y ago
drafting specific, targeted policies in the hopes of achieving a targeted outcome (without any unintended consequences) is very difficult - it's almost as if human minds are not smart enough to consider all possible outcomes, and all possible ramifications!
That's why i dislike gov't intervention - in most cases, these policies are drafted by vested interests, to the exclusion of some other group (who often then bear the brunt of the externalized cost of such a policy).
- 0xDEAFBEAD 1y agoWhat we really need is a meta-policy to address this meta-problem. For example, before passing a law, politicians are required to sponsor a contest with a prize of $100K for the best argument that the law will create unintended consequences. (Half-joking, half-serious.)