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Where's the profit. One must be a realist. If there is no profit motive, it won't happen. Ever. One profit motive is "the government has regulations, I will
by b112 8mo ago
Where's the profit.
One must be a realist. If there is no profit motive, it won't happen. Ever.
One profit motive is "the government has regulations, I will be fined if I don't do this".
Another is "my competitors do it, and people buy their stuff because of it".
All the technical solutions are easy. And you're right, it's not about age verification, it's about profits.
The same way cars are regulated to have air bags, couches be made from non flammable materials, and so on.
Human nature has been the same forever. It will never, ever change. Ever. Profit drives all.
- txrx0000 8mo agoProfit does not drive all. There are other valuable things besides money. A healthy society must regulate shortsighted profit-seeking and power-seeking. That's what these conversations are for.
- b112 8mo agoMy point is that the market will never take care of things like this, without a profit motive. Even if it is "fines hurt profit". Ignoring this when planning and discussing won't help the end goal. It will doom one to failure. The solve must fit the puzzle.