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by JackFr 3215 days ago
Existing securities laws didn't develop in a vacuum - they were a response to real problems in capital markets. Receiving something tradeable presupposes a counter party to trade with. Those likely will be in short supply once you've bought a lemon.

A secondary market which eschews many of the practices of the established markets vis a vis investor protections, and relies on information discovery and reputation, eventually will develop so much friction related to those costs as to stop being viable.
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JumpCrisscross 3215 days ago
FYI, you're arguing with someone who literally believes investor protections aren't necessary for liquid investments [1].

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15134630

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ringaroundthetx 3215 days ago
thats not what that says

what people tolerate has nothing to do with my "literal beliefs"

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ringaroundthetx 3215 days ago
> Existing securities laws didn't develop in a vacuum - they were a response to real problems in capital markets

They were still developed in a vacuum. US securities laws are 90% promulgated by the SEC unilaterally, for quite some time, and even when Congress is involved the SEC still spends years warping the intent and implementation of the law. The SEC's public comment periods are a total farce and their decision is unilateral, doesn't provide more confidence in the markets, hampers interstate commerce, usually increases transaction costs and the cost of capital, and doesn't prevent scams.

There are alternatives now.

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