@strypey i don't believe the concept of "non-captured" regulation exists in the current climate. the only agencies that aren't compromised are the ones where there isn't economic value in doing so (ex. OSHA.) it's cheaper to outsource to china than it is to defeat OSHA, so they do that instead. vs the FDA has to be compromised to sell shit drugs here, so its a revolving door between the most corrupt pharmacorp in american history (by legal judgement--bribery charges, etc)

stipulating normies were actually functional popperians then, sure, although its questionable if they would still need regulators if they were savvy enough to ensure regulators themselves could behave

it still leaves the problem that regulation of process is typically a disaster. regulation of outcome is better since it allows engineers to work within the spec. regulation of process leads to dead economies (medical stagnation, and one i'm more familiar with, Stenomaster theory winning speed records but still taking years to get the national regulator to allow it because they were certifying pedagogy and not results.)

lawyers don't update fast or precisely enough to regulate tech without contributing to stagnation, is my main problem.