It’s so funny to me that people think just because a law is passed, that fixes problems.

“This wasn’t illegal and now we made it illegal, we fixed the problem!”

How’s that been working out?

I'm guessing you haven't died from polluted drinking water, contaminated food, fake medicines, smog, unsafe vehicles, unsafe roads, dangerous household goods, lethal home wiring, shoddily constructed housing, or any of the other hundreds of things that laws have improved?

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dgfitz 2 days ago | parent [-]

Goalposts moved.

I’ll never drive a car that in any way takes control of the steering or brakes. Full stop. If I need to modify the car to disable that feature, I will.

At least I’m honest about it.

Pass all the laws in the name of good ideas for the children. If I disagree with it, I’m not going to obey it. I’m not unique in this.

I’m fucking tired of being told “I’m smarter than you and this is actually in your best interest, trust me.”

Did you know that child labor actually increased in India after laws that tried to eliminate child labor?

Let’s keep patting ourselves on the back that we can feel good about passing laws though.

	▲	zimpenfish 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		I quote: "It’s so funny to me that people think just because a law is passed, that fixes problems." I gave you a whole bunch of problems that have been fixed by passing laws. > child labor actually increased in India after laws that tried to eliminate child labor I did not. Which law are we talking about? 1948, 1952, 1986 or 2009?