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@gloating_swann wtf, what would that meaningful harm even mean?!? having someone die because of it? starting meaningless protests over fake news? civil wars? rigging entire democracies altogether? where the hell would the harm start being meaningful in the first place?

"The first time we started requiring driver's licenses, it was after many dozens of people died in car accidents, right?" Schwarz said. "And that was the right thing," because "if you would've required driver's licenses when there were the first two cars on the road," then "we would have completely screwed up that regulation."

What kind of fucked up example even is that? Back then you could only be hit by a car if you walked towards it. Nowadays the fastest car can go even 300-500 km/h - faster than a plane taking off. You sure do not need regulation when there's no risk associated with something, but in a world where entire democracies are affected and autocrats and dictator wannabes are overly happy even with those conventional methods already on the market, there's already a high risk of stuff going awry.