[EugeneG]

Which is why the pro-Trump tech folks are playing with fire. Exchanging potentially faster approvals/lower regulation for favored projects, for an environment where rule of law and institutions are weakened.

[whimsicalism]

More rules doesn’t mean stronger rule of law.

Having lots of weakly enforced or discretionary laws is net worse for rule of law and a stable non-corrupt society.

[jhp123]

you've misread the comment, weakened rule of law and lesser regulations are two different things that (according to the comment) are being exchanged. For example firing Comey had nothing to do with regulations.

[renewiltord]

More law, better regulation comes from the same school as more code, better product. It’s obviously bullshit but novice practitioners and non-practitioners support the idea because they think all problems are solvable with more something.

[lokar]

The slow and messy process of reaching consensus (or close) via a complex web of institutions help “western” (in the sense that Kotkin uses) societies avoid really bad policy and adapt to mistakes.

Some people are frustrated by this and think it would be much better to substitute their judgment for this process. They don’t necessarily hold this view selfishly or maliciously, they are just short sighted.

[AnimalMuppet]

Yes. Their judgment. Everyone else gets to shut up and take it. It's a very selfish view, whether or not they are consciously selfish about it.

[pavlov]

The pro-Trump tech folks are 90% about crypto. It's single-issue politics, like abortion or gun rights.

Scratch the surface on a SV Trump supporter like Marc Andreessen, and you'll find a big bag of crypto that they want to keep dumping on retail investors.

[lokar]

It’s not really about crypto. It just self interest.

[superidiot1932]

Which crypto Bill Ackman is trying to dump on retail?