Comment by motorest
10 days ago
> 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.