[yostrovs]

I ask every new barber I use why the regulation. The answer is the same every time: "You don't want your ear cut off by accident". But I know why the regulation exists: it's to protect existing barbers from unlicensed competition.

[legacynl]

> But I know why the regulation exists: it's to protect existing barbers from unlicensed competition.

Ah okay, so you ask them why, and if they don't give an answer you agree with, you conclude that you're right anyway and they secretly have an ulterior motive? What kind of answer would be able to change your mind?

[yostrovs]

The barbers I talk to weren't the ones who wrote the regulation. I'm just curious about their personal opinion.