I don't think you can blame this on Nader or even, broadly, consumer protection advocates or plaintiff attorneys. America chooses to regulate a lot of things via the threat of litigation for a lot of different reasons ranging from tradition to federalism to our own neurotic relationship to regs

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I’ll also note, he also helped guide us towards trying to solve many social problems through courts/lawsuits/“process” as opposed to real solid legislation. The former not only being not as durable, but often not really fixing the issue and only making lawyers money (and I’m one of those lawyers.”

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You are not a Customer. You are a Citizen, with Sacred Duties.

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Maximalist asks as negotiating strategy also make more sense in lawsuit negotiations than in political strategy. Which you can kind of see the disastrous failure effects on w certain topics.

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The endless fucking lawsuits, and the veneration of the ability to file endless lawsuits, in lieu of policy. The institutional mindset of how you are simultaneously The Experts On Activism Who Must Be Listened To and also smol beans that you mustn’t dare criticize.

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