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I think it really sounds much more disorganized and arbitrary than the US, and it's a salutary reminder: state capacity in most of the world is low, like astoni
by dash2 3y ago
I think it really sounds much more disorganized and arbitrary than the US, and it's a salutary reminder: state capacity in most of the world is low, like astonishingly low.
Here's the Italian website for their startup visa scheme: https://italiastartupvisa.mise.gov.it https://italiastartupvisa.mise.gov.it
Notice how the website looks like something your cousin cooked up? And how you can't even really tell how the scheme works? ... how, to apply, you need to get two paper stamps at the post office (LOL)?
And Italy, despite the stereotypes, has a relatively high-capacity state in a global context.
The world is really, really different from big developed countries.
- Shawnj2 3y agoOTOH when I went to Sri Lanka they had posters in the airport warning that possession of drugs would be met with the death penalty that looked like they were made in MS paint lol
- dwaltrip 3y agoEverything is a mess, but it’s not fun to think about, so we don’t. And then if we do stop to look closely and think about it, we are surprised to see how messy things are. Still, things are rarely as bad as they seem. We are resilient and adaptable, often far more than we realize, and can get quite far on very little. The unthinkable happens, yet life goes on. Joy is found in the smallest of places. Sometimes what seems like an unsolvable disaster just needs one little variable to change and all of the sudden it isn’t so scary and impossible. Life is full of paradoxes and complex half-truths :)