@evan Is that true, though? A lot of the increase in house prices (in Canada at least) is recent, benefitting people who've owned their houses for decades. If their windfall were to disappear, they would merely return to the status quo ante.
@evan@boris I missed the AGM this year, but Roberts' Rules are great for running meetings where there may be controversy: it gives opportunities for all voices to be heard, but for the assembly to reach conclusions.
@evan It would be interesting to see how the number of charging stations is increasing in different places. Exponential, probably. But then again, maybe some places built according to irregular government funding.
@gutocarvalho Than-you for your explanations. There are real problems with misinformation on social networks and real questions about what sort of moderation is necessary, and of course X is currently run by someone who enjoys being a troll.
But I confess that it feels inappropriate to me for a judge to be leading the fight, rather than a minister, the legislature or a senior civil servant.
@gutocarvalho I suspect this is a fundamental difference in legal traditions. In the #WestminsterSystem of government, as in Canada, the basic role of judges is to react to breaches of the law and to assign punishments. It's unthinkable for a judge to take a proactive role of protecting or defending the system of government -- that's the job of parliament and the cabinet. We think that judges should be neutral referees to ensure laws are applied fairly.
@gutocarvalho I agree with those points: companies must follow the laws of the countries they operate in, and there should be a judicial system to arbitrate disputes about the law. But in the articles I've read [0] about the matter, it sounds like a struggle between X and Supreme Court Judge de Moraes. In my (essentially British) legal tradition, judges decide cases and rule their courts, but do not generally issue orders and never start investigations.
@gutocarvalho Would you say in this matter that the Brazilian Supreme Court is acting as a neutral arbiter of the law, or has it decided to enforce certain policies for the good of Brazilians?
@evan Not to get into an argument about it, but what specifically are you thinking of for the US? I can think of a few possibilities, but what do *you* have in mind?
@evan That's what the patent system is supposed to provide: a (temporary [0]) monopoly to reward innovators. I think the patent system mostly works, though perhaps patents are being granted for trivial innovations in software.
There are other ways to fund innovation of course, but there are advantages to the model of researchers working at their own risk, with the possibility of lucrative rewards for success.
[0] Permanent monopolies are contrary to the public interest.