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NASA has developed into a bureaucratic machine with risk averse incentives. The power of the state when it throws its weight behind something is awe-inspiring
by andreilys 5y ago
NASA has developed into a bureaucratic machine with risk averse incentives.
The power of the state when it throws its weight behind something is awe-inspiring but the power of decentralized innovation leads to tinkering and unexpected breakthroughs that a government run project wouldn’t permit (due to the number of unnecessary bureaucracy and box checking)
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago> NASA has developed into a bureaucratic machine with risk averse incentives. Consider that once companies got involved in space they had incentive to lobby congress to make NASA less competitive.