I agree in principle - but you need a centralised government to punish them.
You could in theory have third party auditing and user reviews but almost nobody would care and they wouldn't have much power.
In practice I'd prefer a world without government and with companies tracking me over a government that steals half of my income and protect me from "evil" trackers.
Same thing with abortion. Of course wasting a human life is a tragedy, but it's hard to imagine economic model where you can guarantee the life of a foetus nobody knows much about, without needing a centralised entity. (you could in theory have protection agencies - as in The Machinery of Freedom - which guarantee your safety have you sign a contract saying you won't do that or else - but that would be hard to enforce).
> In practice I'd prefer a world without government and with companies tracking me over a government that steals half of my income and protect me from "evil" trackers.
What does "in practice" mean here?
I get the sense that when people say things like this, they think folks would have the lifestyles they currently have in the US, but much better because they don't have to pay any tax. In reality, a world without government would be run by the type of people who run Russia right now.
Great if you're connected to enough strongmen to be an oligarch I suppose but not that great for anyone else.
In practice I'd prefer a world without government and with companies tracking me over a government that steals half of my income and protect me from "evil" trackers.
Same thing with abortion. Of course wasting a human life is a tragedy, but it's hard to imagine economic model where you can guarantee the life of a foetus nobody knows much about, without needing a centralised entity. (you could in theory have protection agencies - as in The Machinery of Freedom - which guarantee your safety have you sign a contract saying you won't do that or else - but that would be hard to enforce).