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> My personal opinion is that the US government is mostly incompetent This is not some natural state of a affairs and more a matter of intentional policy[1] by
by AlexandrB 5y ago
> My personal opinion is that the US government is mostly incompetent
This is not some natural state of a affairs and more a matter of intentional policy[1] by one (and sometimes both) major parties. Consider the recent attempts to fuck up the USPS.
If you rewind ~60 years you find the US government sending people to the moon on extremely short timelines and building the foundations of the internet.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starve_the_beast https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starve_the_beast
- IAmWorried 5y agoYeah, the situation is unfortunate. I don't really see a way out though, because government salaries are just not able to compete with the private sector - how is the government going to attract good people? Let's be honest here - our world is headed towards "Snow Crash". All you can do is hope you land in a good burbclave.