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383 points toomuchtodo | 3 comments | 31 Oct 25 17:42 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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mberning ◴[31 Oct 25 19:41 UTC] No.45775897[source]▶
I don’t have an overly paternalistic view of the government. I’m rather libertarian in that regard. But is it too much to ask that we place some guardrails on things that are know to have trouble with? Smoking, drinking, gambling, etc.

I certainly feel that people should be able to do it if they really want to, but making it super accessible and highly advertised seems like a bad idea.

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1. dinkleberg ◴[31 Oct 25 20:02 UTC] No.45776090[source]▶
Agreed. Aside from actions that harm others (like theft, murder, etc.) the government shouldn’t be policing what individuals do. But it should absolutely protect the citizenry from malicious businesses whether it be praying on addictions like gambling and smoking, data privacy, polluting communities, and any other antisocial behaviors that harm the people.
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2. Ylpertnodi ◴[31 Oct 25 20:29 UTC] No.45776361[source]▶
Very contradictory statement.
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3. dinkleberg ◴[31 Oct 25 20:33 UTC] No.45776399[source]▶
How so?