← Back to context Comment by npongratz 16 hours ago Regulation is theater, effectively, thanks to regulatory capture. 2 comments npongratz Reply malfist 14 hours ago This is a false argument. Regulations are effective. When was the last time you breathed in second hand smoke while eating dinner? Or inhaled lead from a passing car? Or asbestos from your neighbor's new house?Defeatism will always be defeated danaris 15 hours ago For now, it is, yes; but we must both plan for a future when that might not be the case, and advocate for effective regulations regardless.
malfist 14 hours ago This is a false argument. Regulations are effective. When was the last time you breathed in second hand smoke while eating dinner? Or inhaled lead from a passing car? Or asbestos from your neighbor's new house?Defeatism will always be defeated
danaris 15 hours ago For now, it is, yes; but we must both plan for a future when that might not be the case, and advocate for effective regulations regardless.
This is a false argument. Regulations are effective. When was the last time you breathed in second hand smoke while eating dinner? Or inhaled lead from a passing car? Or asbestos from your neighbor's new house?
Defeatism will always be defeated
For now, it is, yes; but we must both plan for a future when that might not be the case, and advocate for effective regulations regardless.