| ▲ | sneak a day ago | |
You can’t freely sell devices to let others self-diagnose medical issues, so this part of your analogy doesn’t hold up in the case of phone sales. We also limit investing in certain types of investments to so-called “accredited investors” which is just legal jargon for “millionaires”. I don’t think the point you are trying to make about letting people own-goal is as strong as you think it is. (I would have gone with “roulette is legal”, which is a better one that the investment one, as the accredited investor rule is in all 50 states.) | ||
| ▲ | hephaes7us a day ago | parent [-] | |
I'm not certain what you're advocating for here? If you are interested in the public good, I think it is pretty clear that we should ban roulette overnight since it has a negative expected value for everyone but the casino. On the other hand (still presuming you're interested in the public good), I think you have to consider very carefully whether it's good or bad to lock people out of investments or to restrict people's access to health care. | ||