[goatmanbah]

This is why no one can build anything. You can't even have an idea without first doing all the work. That's insane. He doesn't owe anyone anything.

[llamaimperative]

In a way, you’re right. But of course the reason there are so many onerous regulations is because the market has demonstrated an inability to do this kind of thorough analysis itself prior to inflicting vast negative externalities on the commons.

Not that all of these regulations are perfect/necessary/ultimately good, but they’re not coming out of nowhere. There’s no one in some dingy room with filing cabinets dreaming up ways they can “slow down progress” for the fun of it.