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Counter argument and hear me out please.

Just because a few bad actors cause harm shouldn't mean everyone should be losing rights and giving up bits of their freedom because someone ruined it for everyone else.

Didn't matter what it is: weapons, or fireworks, or even the right to code. Sacrifice of everyone's rights and freedom to choose all in the name of reducing the odds of something happening seems odd. The very regulation of what someone can and can not do, while it might theoretically reduce risk (an argument for correlation not causation exists here) can't possibly oughtweigh the fact your restricting people free will and autonomy. The constant regulation and restriction of thing is our life only stifle innovation, act as barriers to entry, and force the creativity out of peoples lives.



I call it optimizing for the corner cases.




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