Comment by noisy_boy
14 hours ago
How is this:
> people who want more "regulation"
Same as this:
> who believe states with high levels of paper regulation
I _do_ want real regulations with teeth against shitty companies like Meta. Just because California has done a performative take doesn't make expecting more controls on these scumbags a wrong thing to expect. Bad execution doesn't make the idea wrong, your scare-quotes be damned.
> Bad execution doesn't make the idea wrong
It does raise the question of the value of California’s bureaucratic burden.
Nobody's asking for more bureaucracy, they're asking for these companies to be held properly accountable, which will involve bureaucracy.
Nobody's asking for computers that use a lot of electricity, they're asking for powerful computers, which will use a lot of electricity. You can't just turn up with a space heater and pretend it's the same thing because it also uses a lot of electricity.
Bureaucrats are absolutely asking for more bureaucratic systems. The incentive is clear
> Nobody's asking for more bureaucracy
Very few are also asking for less bureaucracy, which in this case could potentially increase state capacity to pursue civic goals.
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This is the Ayn Rand trick; let's make government not work == government can never work well == let's cut all customer protections and end up with unfit for consumption beef and glass in your food == somehow it's still not the fault of the free market since after enough people get sick I guess they'll leave one star reviews on Google from their hospital beds == companies will self regulate to produce healthier food?
Bloat is real. One can simplify an organization while making it more effective. California broadly seems to be in the overcomplicated/ineffective quadrant.
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let's make capitalism == everything is for sale == let's buy government == let's make government work for the buyer == government works well ==...
I wish HN was more of a reliable aggregator and not just people protecting their industry at all cost
You can reliably tell what the most upvoted comments will be
Does that mean we should always hate on big tech? No. If a platform is getting unfairly targeted, that's nice to know. But you come here to get the general sense of the landscape and the first comment is always slanted in favor of big corporate