> I'm coming to see this generally as a late-stage dynamic in many technological areas, one in which the unintended consequences (sometimes unanticipated, often

> I'm coming to see this generally as a late-stage dynamic in many technological areas, one in which the unintended consequences (sometimes unanticipated, often not) simply rise to a level of major significance. You might think of these generally as hygiene factors (the phrase I've been using). You mean like externalities? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Externality https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Externality > Or put another way: this is increasingly our future. This seems like a situation that might not be best served by a startup... So yes, this is probably what California's future looks like.