Oddbean

"In the ideal, the experts would inform rather than dictate and we would be capable of using that information to make our best individual choices." – nostr:nprofile1qqsywnwsaj4jk7amaq90su86s4uzvmhjgyk53pgzjlw5wg7unh543ecpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhszxthwden5te0wfjkccte9eekummjwsh8xmmrd9skctcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0av6pvy If you feel like we still need agencies such as the EPA, or the FDA, or the Department of Education, etc. then why not make them simply organizations that *recommend* things, not that have power to impose regulations and restrictions? If they come up with what they think is best, then let them use the power of persuasion, not compulsion, and let people decide what they think is best. Wouldn't that be *real* democracy? And they wouldn't need to be funded by tax dollars, either. https://w3.do/5ndORw4K

How about revising the First Amendment to read "Congress shall make no law." Full stop. Period. They can make recommendations. ☺️ nostr:nevent1qqs8suad9e2d433vszm7h2v69254mgjhulu8jtl994ac0xuff9ywuqcpr4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezucnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmp0qgsd4nnrkqxy9ehqzlgqm5vs4yeg8psq9l6e0wzpad00j80y788gfygrqsqqqqqp9jf28e

Love your personal typed notes. I disagree on not voting. If only the mooches vote, then the government will take away all that we have. Voting won't solve everything. It won't even solve most things, but it can make things just a little bit better if the good, liberty minded people vote. At least things won't go downhill as fast. If fraud becomes the only thing, instead of just a significant thing, I may change my mind. I think part of the reason the left hates Trump so much is they thought they had fixed the election for Hillary, but Trump won by enough to overcome the fraud. They cheated harder 4 years later. We will see.

I ask this all the time. I get that controllers want to control and propaganda and force are more effective than information and persuation. But, why don't people care they are being controlled? Why don't they reject any attempted brute force and demand the process as it should be? We should all have a general GFY attitude towards these controllers by default. They should be called out in public at every opportunity and shamed for being the manipulative assholes they are. For every proposal we should be saying: 1. What are the costs and benefits? 2. Where's the data?" 3. What are the metrics for success/failure? 4. What is the plan for ongoing evaluation? 5. What is the timeline to kill the project Teach your kids.