Mainly thinking about this because of some of the comments in this post here, but I do think while what we currently have right now is way too much regulation.
Some examples of 'good regulation' in my opinion would be the existence of drivers' licenses, 'right to repair' laws, the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and building codes.
While some notable 'bad regulation' is anything to do with 2A restrictions and the modern health care industry.
Overall, I'm just trying to gauge what is good vs bad regulation.
I think a lot of issues in the modern world which have become the remit of the state used to be managed by religious bodies instead. Having the church as a balancing force for the state allows for another mechanism of enforcement of order in society. You don't have to make laws for everything when people broadly agree on what is considered good and evil.
The best kind of regulation is, of course, self-regulation, but in my opinion the only way that you will even get close to this for the majority of people is some kind of guilt or shame culture. That relies on people being raised with the same myths, and the same belief in divine judgement.
It also requires a racially homogeneous society. Dieversity and societal trust have a correlation that's close to -1.