AvatarJack t1_j8n9wdy wrote
And here's another drawback to letting old people run our societies. As technology advances, laws aren't keeping up because the people writing laws still think computers are a fad. There really needs to be some sort of independent lobbying group that tries to educate lawmakers about technology and effective methods of regulation (as opposed to the nonsense, uninformed half measures they take today).
lordmycal t1_j8nhfw3 wrote
Legislation will always lag behind by it’s very nature. We just don’t go around proactively making new things illegal. There almost always has to be an actual problem that lawmakers are trying to solve, and then it takes a while for laws to be written, lobbies for and go into effect.
-_-_-__-_-_-__-_- t1_j8ncwzt wrote
That's quite a blanket statement. It's funny how reddit is so hypersensitive to anything that could be remotely interpreted as racist, sexist, homophobic etc yet ageism is so widely accepted and even encouraged.
AvatarJack t1_j8neqvq wrote
Do I think we should discriminate against people based on their age? No.
Do I think lawmakers should have baseline knowledge about the topics they’re legislating on? Yes.
Do I think old people are on average unprepared to handle a topic as complex as internet regulation? Also yes.
If that’s ageism to you, then I’m sorry. But don’t feel too bad for them because current old people control basically all government in the US (can’t speak for elsewhere) so I think they’ll be fine if someone hurts their feelings.
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You're assuming age is the issue here, when the real issue is these lawmakers are mostly bought by corporations and are lax on issues that don't benefit their portfolio or get them re-elected. This goes for the young and old politicians alike. I know many older people who keep up with technology or are at least curious to learn.
Edit: Also because this deepfake porn issue affects so few people, it's never going to be moved from the backburner. Creating laws around it won't even create a ripple in the election cycle. This is the real issue: the only job of a politician is to get re-elected. The creation of a new law (even computer related) is not determined by the age of the politician, but the likelihood of it getting said politician elected again, or like I mentioned, getting some sort of financial compensation.
throwaway_MT_452298 t1_j8nt0cg wrote
>the real issue is these lawmakers are mostly bought by corporations
So much this!!! I would go so far as to remove mostly... It is very hard for a honest politician to get elected to do the will of the people who put them in office. They get put in office to do the will of the $$$ that put them in office.
throwaway_MT_452298 t1_j8nsrsw wrote
We voted for them correct? WHY? Also please define old for us.... is it over 50,60,65 or what is the cutoff please you know for science.
reddit-MT t1_j8o4g6o wrote
The problem isn't age so much as that modern technology is complicated and changes quickly. Judges and lawmakers need to rely on technology experts to explain issues they don't understand. Problem is that those experts are often tied to their respective industries.
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