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I agree with your first two paragraphs completely. But your conclusion surprised me and I disagree with it. If the current OSS is funded by oligarchs, and we a
by zapita 7y ago
I agree with your first two paragraphs completely. But your conclusion surprised me and I disagree with it.
If the current OSS is funded by oligarchs, and we agree that is not ideal, wouldn’t it make sense to look at how democratic governments mitigate the oligarch problem by funding their infrastructure in a way that better represents the interests of all their constituents? I think that’s the point of the roads analogy.
- amylene 7y agoOne explanation is that democracies have sufficient friction built in that oligarchs can’t take control. The more broadly inefficient something is, the harder it is to take full control.
- zapita 7y agoI don’t think that idea holds up in practice. If you know anyone who has lived under non-democratic government, ask them how efficient it was.