15.9.1. debate about credentials vs. reputations
- James Donald, Hal Finney, etc.
- (insert details of debate here)
15.9.2. Credentials are not as important as many people seem to think
- "Permisssion slips" for various behaviors: drinking age,
admission to movie theaters, business licenses, licenses to
drive taxicabs, to read palms (yes, here in Santa Cruz one
must have a palm-reading license, separate from the normal
"business license")
+ Such credentials often are inappropriate extensions of
state power into matters which only parents should handle
- underage drinking? Not my problem! Don't force bars to be
babysitters.
- underage viewing of movies? Ditto, even more so.
15.9.3. Proving possession of some credential
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