Comments on: How governments influence behavior: code, nudge or notice? http://boingboing.net/2013/02/14/how-governments-influence-beha.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 20:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Ambiguity http://boingboing.net/2013/02/14/how-governments-influence-beha.html#comment-1656948 Ambiguity Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213122#comment-1656948 <blockquote>...short of making it illegal</blockquote>What a strange question to address. In the US, at least, they just make it illegal. Eventually, everything will be illegal I think.

…short of making it illegal

What a strange question to address. In the US, at least, they just make it illegal. Eventually, everything will be illegal I think.

]]> By: Matt Drew http://boingboing.net/2013/02/14/how-governments-influence-beha.html#comment-1656807 Matt Drew Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213122#comment-1656807 I would also add discussion of the "soft monopoly" technique used to protect the market position of politically-favored businesses. For example, here in North Carolina, Time Warner owns almost every cable franchise in the state. The law technically allows for competing franchises, but it attaches a maze of mapping and reporting requirements developed by Time Warner to discourage competition. It's essentially a government-granted monopoly protected by thickets of red tape instead of a bald mandate. I would also add discussion of the “soft monopoly” technique used to protect the market position of politically-favored businesses. For example, here in North Carolina, Time Warner owns almost every cable franchise in the state. The law technically allows for competing franchises, but it attaches a maze of mapping and reporting requirements developed by Time Warner to discourage competition. It’s essentially a government-granted monopoly protected by thickets of red tape instead of a bald mandate.

]]> By: thaum http://boingboing.net/2013/02/14/how-governments-influence-beha.html#comment-1656594 thaum Fri, 15 Feb 2013 02:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=213122#comment-1656594 No mention of things like harassing black youths on the street by the police, random stop-and-searches, inequality and bias in various prosecutions where the victim isn't of the majority, that sort of thing? I think those sort of government behaviours should be included. They're quite effective.  No mention of things like harassing black youths on the street by the police, random stop-and-searches, inequality and bias in various prosecutions where the victim isn’t of the majority, that sort of thing? I think those sort of government behaviours should be included. They’re quite effective. 

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