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It's mostly irrelevant anyways; The biggest inefficiency of dictatorships is that there are actual dictators that can eat a nation's riches. I don't quite see t
by Siira 6y ago
It's mostly irrelevant anyways; The biggest inefficiency of dictatorships is that there are actual dictators that can eat a nation's riches. I don't quite see that parallel in design space.
- dynamite-ready 6y agoThe parallel is quite simply a monopoly on ideas and the resources for implementing them. Usually, when someone wants to introduce a new idea, there's a burden of proof regarding feasibility. For technical projects the ability of the engineer to prove or disprove an idea is taken for granted, and gives technical staff a degree of inscrutability which can often look dictatorial ("There's no way that will work!", etc). So while it's not as vital as the effect of a 'real' political dictatorship, the implied dynamic is similar.