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Originally Posted by JoshGirls Josh
its hard to think of a "disruptive" tech that is not going to infringe on some law in one way or another. sometimes innovation has to combat laws that protect the golden eggs created by big successful businesses. a good recent example is Teslas battles in several states over the way they sell their cars. Tesla has been breaking some state laws, & some legislatures are passing laws to harm tesla, such as in new jersey. oil companies are trying to protect an obsolete business model & they are using the law to help them. Big Media is simply doing the same thing with TV & its the consumer that suffers in the end from technological stagnation & non competitive prices & choices.
given that SCOTUS, just like obama, interprets laws in whatever fashion they see fit, it woulda been nice if SCOTUS had fought for innovation & for consumers. But the track record of the roberts court with respect to big business vs the consumers is quite a tilted one in favor of big business.
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You nailed it exactly. A lot of people like to think the Republican right are hillbillies and bible thumpers. The "Republican Right" has dinner with Roberts and moves things through congress and the courts to their liking. That truly is for certain. Dems do it too as much as they can. Both parties answer to the same share holders.
I too am really tired of laws being way behind the times. Its done for a reason and you touched upon it perfectly. "Old Boys Club." There is so much cool technology that is ready to hit the markets.
My wife likes to say just think of the technology we would have had Germany and Japan not been castrated after the war. We'd be living on the moon and beyond. Just speculation but I think planes would be better given the turbulent skies we have now.