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    1737 points pseudolus | 14 comments | 16 Oct 24 13:09 UTC | HN request time: 1.092s | source | bottom
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    ajkjk ◴[16 Oct 24 14:37 UTC] No.41859541[source]▶
    There are so many things like this that have needed fixing for such a long time. The fact that something is happening, even slowly, is so heartening.

    If your reaction is wondering if this is legal then you should be interested in the passing of new laws that make it unequivocally legal. Society should be able to govern itself.

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    1. schmookeeg ◴[16 Oct 24 14:46 UTC] No.41859669[source]▶
    Came to say this too, basically. The FTC is currently a bright candle in the swamp.

    I think we need a word for this work. Maybe disenshittification? :)

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    2. croes ◴[16 Oct 24 15:10 UTC] No.41859990[source]▶
    I doubt it will stay that way if Trump gets a 2nd term.
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    3. namaria ◴[16 Oct 24 15:11 UTC] No.41860006[source]▶
    Regulation
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    4. kibwen ◴[16 Oct 24 15:19 UTC] No.41860128[source]▶
    Even if he doesn't, the supreme court justices that he installed will just say, ackshually, we interpret the constitution to say that this is the purview of the judicial branch, natch.
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    5. alwayslikethis ◴[16 Oct 24 15:26 UTC] No.41860207[source]▶
    fwiw JD Vance has voiced support a few times for keeping Lina Khan who is pushing a lot of this agenda.
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    6. smt88 ◴[16 Oct 24 15:42 UTC] No.41860392{3}[source]▶
    There is absolutely no chance Trump's donors, which include the A16Z clowns, Elon Musk, Larry Ellison, and a lot of anti-regulation people in Silicon Valley, are going to allow Lina Khan to stick around. Vice presidents have no power, and Vance is not on the ticket because Trump is interested in his opinion on the FTC. He's on the ticket because he said he wouldn't have peacefully transferred power like Pence did, and that's the only reason.
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    7. burkaman ◴[16 Oct 24 15:44 UTC] No.41860432{3}[source]▶
    The vice president's opinions are not relevant, especially if they only stated those opinions before joining the presidential ticket.
    8. xerox13ster ◴[16 Oct 24 15:45 UTC] No.41860444{3}[source]▶
    It's not worth the bits this line was printed to screen with.

    Trump will do away with the FTC because it stands in the way of their goal of dismantling the executive administration. The only thing JD Vance supports about keeping Lina Khan is keeping her captured and institutionally bound so she cannot bring legislation forward against their agenda as a citizen.

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    10. invaderzirp ◴[16 Oct 24 15:49 UTC] No.41860506{3}[source]▶
    Not sure why you're getting downvoted (jk I know exactly why). HN will have an entire goddamn Bollywood dance number around the fact that big corporations screw people over, and government has to come in and fix it. "Omg wow, this is great! Why didn't we do this sooner?" Well, tech has a spasming tantrum every time anyone even hints at maybe not letting companies do whatever they want all the time, including most of the people here, and Congress has long since been captured by business interests and people who think the government makes hurricanes.

    The solutions are not at all technically challenging, our political system just isn't effective anymore. That's why regulatory bodies do what they can to make rules while Congress and tech companies sit around counting their money.

    11. dghlsakjg ◴[16 Oct 24 16:05 UTC] No.41860743[source]▶
    Governing is another one!
    12. alwayslikethis ◴[16 Oct 24 16:43 UTC] No.41861128{4}[source]▶
    Most of these applies to Harris as well. I can only hope it somehow falls through.
    13. croes ◴[16 Oct 24 17:40 UTC] No.41861672{3}[source]▶
    JD Vance once compared Trump to Hitler, so I think what he says means nothing.
    14. xnx ◴[16 Oct 24 17:50 UTC] No.41861771[source]▶
    > I think we need a word for this work.

    Consumer protection