Denialists' Deck of Cards: The 6s, "Stifles Innovation" and "Technology Can't Be Regulated"

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Competition is magic. But this argument must be amplified! How? Easy, appeal to “innovation.”

The denalist will argue that the intervention will stifle innovation. Typical 6 of Hearts arguments include “this is just a tool,” and “you’re banning technology.”

Next is the 6 of Diamonds, a somewhat contradictory but still widely-used argument–that technology “can’t be regulated.” Of course, any technology can (just look at standard setting organizations), but this exercise isn’t about being cogent, it’s about stopping whatever intervention the denialist opposes.