Let's start calling it paternalism.

[ciphergoth]

I’m not one of those who think that paternalism is always wrong. I’m OK with laws that require the use of seat belts, for example; people aren’t too good at weighing up small unavailable risks, the cost of wearing a seat belt is pretty small for nearly everyone, and the rule saves a large number of lives for a fairly small cost in liberty. But I’d

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[ciphergoth]

Aw thanks! Think I'm going to start using this/DW as the right place to put things too long for Twitter, but too off-topic for my main blog :)