Well I guess we should just give up and not try to do it better this time! Who says it has to be people with ties to the tech giants? You don't need to suckle

Well I guess we should just give up and not try to do it better this time! Who says it has to be people with ties to the tech giants? You don't need to suckle at Google's teat to understand the underlying technology and advise on it. And introducing an enforced ban on lobbying for x years (ideally forever, imo) after their government employment ends would help curb corruption.