[djbusby]

No. It's asking society to correct itself via legislation (we've done that before).

It's slower and less sexy than new-tech and has a better track record.

[trutannus]

I'm not advocating for crypto. I'm advocating against blind trust in the government to "pass a law" and fix it.

[shkkmo]

Who advocated to blindly trust the government? I thought that whole point is that democracy works by trusting your goverent with open eyes and working to correct it when it strays?

[cestith]

How about we don't put blind trust in either, but see where both might actually deliver?

[trutannus]

That's how I think we should!

[mr_spothawk]

> via legislation (we've done that before).

it would be helpful to me if you could cite an example. i don't actually think this is true.

[wcfields]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_regulation_in_the_United_...

[andreigheorghe]

are you asking for examples of things that were outlawed?

[mr_spothawk]

no, i'm asking for an example of "society [correcting] itself via legislation"

[wcfields]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seat_belt_laws_in_the_United_S...