If there’s no product or service to be consumed, there’s no value produced either. That’s the point: it’s harmful to eliminate the incentive to produce.
People will _always_ need things. There are very few things that will eliminate people's need for things and producers will of course adapt to the environment.
What we need is an environment that does not give the producers asymmetric power over consumers and the products will naturally align with that.
What if only the incentive to produce bad things is eliminated
* definition of bad is subjective and may vary depending upon which lobby group has the most cash to throw around
no, I referred to actual bad things
The point is still correct. People often disagree on what is good and what is bad. It’s a judgement, not an indisputable fact.
Oh good, nothing's possible then, we should give up on regulating bad things because hitmen think murder isn't bad when they do it.
How did you arrive at that conclusion? Laws are the result of debate between sides and the prevailing opinion. The fact that laws aren’t identical in every jurisdiction worldwide reflects that there isn’t universal agreement on every question.
Also, sarcasm isn’t welcome here. Please read the HN guidelines.
> Also, sarcasm isn’t welcome here. Please read the HN guidelines.
Ah yes, I didn't couch my post in any of the various, rampant HN-friendly versions of shitposting. I'll try to follow your example from here on out. Excellent touch citing the guidelines at me after your role in this thread, A+.
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