• @optissima
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    1510 months ago

    Regulation is always the enemy in the US.

    • NaibofTabr
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      1310 months ago

      It’s “the enemy” on Fox News, but I don’t think it’s fair to characterize the entire US this way. There are so many safety warning labels on all kinds of products, and a lot of quality enforcement. With government organizations like the FDA, EPA, FCC, OSHA and NIST, and even non-government groups like UL, the US is actually a world leader in safety standards. Many of those organizations are the model that other countries emulate.

      It’s nice to see China doing something similar.

      • @Bookmeat
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        210 months ago

        They are often emulated not because they’re good, but because they’re powerful. :(

        • _haha_oh_wow_OPM
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          10 months ago

          Powerful? Most regulations in the US have slaps on the wrist for large companies when it comes to violations.

          • @Bookmeat
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            310 months ago

            This was my intended meaning.

            • _haha_oh_wow_OPM
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              310 months ago

              Ah, ok. Yeah I took it to mean the opposite based on the wording but perhaps I misread.

        • NaibofTabr
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          310 months ago

          This comment doesn’t make any sense. The organizations I’m talking about are US institutions - they set policy in the US. They don’t have power to make other nations emulate the way they work. That emulation happens because they are good models to follow.