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pphyschyesterday at 11:22 PM2 repliesview on HN

It's standard regulatory capture.

You don't say "let's ban my competitor".

You say "let's create laws that make it uneconomical for my competitor to access the market".


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dofmyesterday at 11:25 PM

Indeed. It's transparent and ham-fisted. I think it may cost him in the future.

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tripleeeyesterday at 11:33 PM

is it opportunistic though, or planned from day one? The safety narrative has been there since the beginning