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I find it honestly surprising that people can both lament the state of campaign corruption in the U.S., and then dismiss someone who displays -- by all appearan

I find it honestly surprising that people can both lament the state of campaign corruption in the U.S., and then dismiss someone who displays -- by all appearances -- a genuine intent on fixing the problem. I swear I see comments endorsing constitutional amendments to this effect daily on HN. You can question the likelihood that Lessig gets elected, but you certainly can't fault his program. A program doesn't have to fix everything in order to be a significant step in the right direction. The only conclusion I can draw from this is that you people don't actually want to fix anything.

getrdone 11y ago
Amen (and I'm an atheist). Two sources probably: I think people get acclimatized to the situation and fear big improvements because it involves change, and change is scary. And also, there is an amount of jealousy and resentment directed towards anyone whom may have a real shot at successfully fixing things because they won't get credit in history books. (This last one is also commonly experienced by anyone whom becomes much more successful in whatever they're doing. It sucks, but friends and peers fear being left behind.)