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j6cubic t1_j8senk3 wrote

Reply to comment by bc4284 in Utah lawmakers say more information on golf course water might lead to ‘uninformed’ conclusions by ghosr

Yeah, I once tried figuring out what to do to even just fix healthcare. It basically amounted to rebooting at least two branches of the government entirely and redoing much of the foundation they rest on as well.

It's gut-wrenching and I don't even live on the same continent. It's even more gut-wrenching that a lot of the brokenness stems from these systems dating back to naive early implementations that didn't have the foresight to anticipate perverse incentives and exploitable flaws. (Newer or newly-reformed countries get to use hindsight instead. Much easier.)

Citizens United v. FEC was simultaneously the worst decision on American legal history and a symptom of underlying systemic faults. Unfortunately they were already almost unfixable by then.

I wish I could tell you I believe in the death spiral ending and the States recovering to live up to their ideals. Because all in all you guys are alright with me and you deserve so much better.

Despite my doubts I hope, though. All I can do, I'm afraid, but I can at least do that. It's too early to give up on civilization. It's always too early.

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PaxNova t1_j8saoq0 wrote

Reply to comment by SifuEliminator in Utah lawmakers say more information on golf course water might lead to ‘uninformed’ conclusions by ghosr

That's my point,too. The way information is framed and released matters. You end up with people who have no medical training reading an initial finding and claiming it's gospel without bothering to read further research explaining why results are not applicable.

If there were a law insisting that everybody have access to preliminary findings data, it would be very chaotic. Just because it's true doesn't mean it should be public. Wait for the final release.

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JeanneGene t1_j8s74oo wrote

Reply to comment by Spottydogspot in Utah lawmakers say more information on golf course water might lead to ‘uninformed’ conclusions by ghosr

Nope, my city will not let us xetiscape our yard. We refuse to over water so the dicks with code enforcement harass us every year.

I just want to get rid of my ugly damn grass and put in native plants and wood chips.

Half the state forces you to have a green lawn for what? Its unsustainable and stupid.

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