That's an interesting split regarding the trajectory of public infrastructure given technical advancements. My concern is that the U.S. government no longer has

That's an interesting split regarding the trajectory of public infrastructure given technical advancements. My concern is that the U.S. government no longer has the runway to fund public infrastructure projects. Corporations, today more than ever, have become the new governments. Besides the net neutrality reality, I reflected on a random scattering of realities: Apple gets to decide how much tax they pay and to whom they pay it. Facebook can control who gets elected, how happy your kids are, and how many friends wish you happy birthday. It'll take credit for some of this work depending on which way the wind is blowing. Twitter decides who Trump decides to punch or blow up. Google unleashes new species of mosquitoes. Auto manufacturers tend to lobby CARB more than the other way around with regards to auto emissions. Meanwhile the U.S. government is spending $67,000,000,000 building a wall that I wouldn't call public infrastructure. How long will it be until a Stripe-like service gives you citizenship or removes your citizenship from a government? Machine learning-based immigration, the President will personally build the model :(