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by martythemaniak 973 days ago
If you're not familiar with the concept of Vetocracy, now's a good time to read up on it. While most of us are aware of NIMBYs blocking housing, small businesses, bike lanes, etc, the concept is very far-reaching and we're watching it develop here in real-time with respect to autonomous vehicles.

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

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Wait, so you are saying that any time the public pushes back on a new potentially dangerous technology it's a "vetocracy"?