Comment by pompino
2 years ago
In a democracy you have to make a case for it. I don't want the government spending tax dollars so they can recommend which sneakers or USB power adapter I can buy. Curation of a marketplace is not an essential service by any stretch of the imagination.
> USB power adapter I can buy
Until your house burn downs or it destroys your phone. Minimum enforced standards are a good thing because the vast majority of consumers are not capable of evaluating the safety and compatibility of devices.
You can't just trust the seller or people you know about a power supply (in this example) being safe.
Amazon does not enforce electrical standards, nor does any store anywhere in the world. Where do you guys come from making these extremist arguments? Just.... wow.
sure you do.
you actually want your electronics to interoperate.
everyone wants to not have to think about things.
really, you disagree with society and it's really impossible to look at modern society and think this happens just by random good nature and not well to poorly coordinated hierarchy.
you already benefit from existing regulations but they're so painless that you've intrinsicalyy assumed they're naturally constructed.
you live in bizzaro world claiming you don't want unleaded gasoline or clean drinking water, seat belts, crumple zones and the rest.
Gasoline? clean water? Huh? We're talking about Amazon here. I find it hard to believe you're a real person. What a bizarre comment.
yes, we're talking about a distributor that unaccountably passes on merchandise.
just wait for the digital equivalent of https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/tylenol-murders-1982
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