> Policy making assumed good faith actors

Let's not paint the policymakers naïve when they're in fact incompetent.

They are not incompetent in general. Most stuff works pretty well in Europe and better than in most of the world. We just focus on the bad regulations

>Most stuff works pretty well in Europe

Bold thing to say.

t. European

Not really Bold, yes GDP per capita is lower in many countries than the US, but top tier in almost every other index: low crime rates, clean cities, high quality of living, childfriendliness, longevity, access to healthcare, liveable cities, culture, etc.

Let’s not paint the policymakers incompetent when they’re in fact naive

So, let’s not paint them as <term meaning lacking the combination of knowledge and skill to do a job effectively> when they are in fact <term meaning particularly lacking wisdom, experience, and/or judgement>

Are you sure?

If you think about it, a naïve policy maker isn't competent.