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by nhayes-roth
4726 days ago
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I think there's a pretty clear analogy between Programmer Anarchy and Free Market Economics. Each posits that regulation (whether by central managers or external forces like government agencies) hinder progress. Supporters of this view claim that spontaneous order is superior to any order that does not allow individuals to make their own choices of what to produce, what to buy, what to sell, and at what prices, due to the number and complexity of the factors involved. They further believe that any attempt to implement central planning will result in more disorder, or a less efficient production and distribution of goods and services. When it comes to economics, true free markets almost never work. Some form of governing agency is necessary to safeguard social and environmental values. I imagine a similar form of regulation is beneficial to commercial software projects. However, without appropriate data, this (like the author's points) is only speculation. |
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Not that it proves they work, but when was a true free market ever even tried? Regulation (by public and private institutions), for good and bad, is pervasive; I don't see how could one even set up a free market, regardless of its consequences.