Interesting Links for 10-04-2021

[andrewducker]

'Justice League' Screenwriter Chris Terrio Is Super Pissed Off (They really don't seem to understand what they're making)

(tags:movies dc )

Elon Musk's 'Public Transit' in Las Vegas Still Just Humans Driving Cars Slowly in a Tunnel

(tags:ElonMusk transport epicfail )

People are more likely to consider solutions that add features than solutions that remove them, even when removing features is more efficient

(tags:psychology problems )

YouTube's policies block advertising for Black Lives Matter, but not White Lives Matter

(tags:racism Google advertising YouTube )

Death of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh - here's how to complain about too much coverage on BBC TV

I mean, seriously, they had exactly the same show on multiple channels earlier. What is the point?
(tags:BBC monarchy UK complaints viaPatrickHadfield )

Please Take A Moment To Sign This Important Pledge Promising You're Not Mad At Me

(tags:mentalhealth rejection )

Taylor Swift, intellectual property law, and due dilligence disasters

(tags:music intellectual_property law )

The Eye Of Sauron is upon Boris Johnson

(tags:BorisJohnson video lotr funny fake )

Twitter are calling for public input on their approach to world leaders

(tags:politics Twitter )

Comments

People are more likely to consider solutions that add features than solutions that remove them, even

[jducoeur]

So very true, and one manifestation of this is a particular bugbear of mine: this is the principle that leads to ever-growing bureaucracies. It leads to people finding it much easier to add rules than to remove them, which inevitably makes bureaucracies grow.

(I suspect that's what they are alluding to as "the increasing expansion of formal organizations".)

Re: People are more likely to consider solutions that add features than solutions that remove them,

[andrewducker]

That does seem to be how it goes. Add more and more complex laws until eventually it gets ridiculous and then throw it away and start over.