[jonhohle]

Unintended consequences. Power surrendered by the people is not easily recovered.

[surgical_fire]

This presumes that without regulations the people have the power.

In truth, without regulation, the power is at the hands of the ultra wealthy corporations and their overlords. Petty tyrants in the making, all of them.

[Kbelicius]

How is someone on HN against innovation.... blows my mind.

There are unintended consequences with innovation too.