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Comment by AnthonyMouse

10 days ago

> How do you expect to push a technical solution for an authorization platform without leveraging the systems that people use?

Imagine a world in which there are ten thousand phone platforms, some of them are developed by communities rather than business entities, and anyone can easily create a new one. Can your system function in that world? If so, then do it that way. If not, then assume it shouldn't work and stop trying to build it.

> Imagine a world in which there are ten thousand phone platforms, some of them are developed by communities rather than business entities, and anyone can easily create a new one.

You'd be imagining a world that's very different from reality. Lawmakers have to operate in reality, though.

  • Most of the problems we face with computer technology are because of the dominance of a few megacorporations. Policies that increase their hegemony are making the problem worse, not better!

  • > You'd be imagining a world that's very different from reality.

    If only there were some changes to the laws that could make the better version of the world the reality.

    > Lawmakers have to operate in reality, though.

    Someone should definitely inform the lawmakers of that.