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    What is an example of something that is not self-regulated that was worked out well?

    Is the pharmaceutical industry self-regulated?

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      What is an example of something that is not self-regulated that was worked out well?

      EU food industry works pretty well. Incidences of food-borne disease, contaminated food, etc are very rare, and you can generally trust the label says exactly what’s in the food with confidence.

      The regulations themselves are very complex, change depending on new evidence, and include all sorts of rule changes for events that impact the food industry.

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        Don’t forget basically all science, most of the actual groundbreaking work is done using public funds; private interests only step and once the underlying theory is already proven.

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          FUSION ENERGY RESEARCH!

          I’M SO FUCKING MAD! We’re giving corporations the rights to our research to make PRIVATE power companies so they can charge us whatever the fuck they want…

          WE FUNDED THE RESEARCH, MAKE THE FACILITIES GOVERNMENT RUN!

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      To all the people out there that hate questions so much and downvote people who ask them: What happened to you that made you so angry about people wanting to acquire information?

      To all the informative people who answer questions, thank you!

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          No, you don’t know that. You just assume you know that. You’ve been so brainwashed that you think anyone who doesn’t already know everything you know and have every opinion you have is evil and out to get you. It is OK to learn, it is OK to change your mind, and it is OK to ask questions. The most important thing is not always hearing that you are right.

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              You will be much better off if you listen to my point and don’t try to imagine you know everything. There really, truly is nothing wrong with considering other points of view. There is also nothing wrong with people asking questions. You don’t need the safety and constant agreement that you think you do.

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      Effectively yes. The Sackler family proved that. Regulators let them kill thousands of people. It took the criminal justice system tracking the pills back to have consequences and accountability.