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I don't understand why your comment is being retrieved so unpopularily thus far. The decline in quality that you're describing not withstanding, I'm not surpri

I don't understand why your comment is being retrieved so unpopularily thus far. The decline in quality that you're describing not withstanding, I'm not surprised that private intelligence companies are on the rise as opposed to state agencies. I reckon that won't be for long though and that eventually any distinction between the two will be nominal.

ImPostingOnHN 2y ago
> I'm not surprised that private intelligence companies are on the rise as opposed to state agencies Me, neither. The private sector almost universally pays more for top talent, so much of the top talent will go there. It's also probably a better culture. As more government agencies outsource intelligence (and consequently, decision-making) to the private sector, companies like Palantir and OpenAI will become even more the de-facto government than they already are.
- sudoshred 2y ago
  This is a feature of capitalism, nothing to see here.
- tolerance 2y ago
  > As more government agencies outsource intelligence (and consequently, decision-making) to the private sector, companies like Palantir and OpenAI will become even more the de-facto government than they already are. This is basically what I was alluding to. The stage is set all too well for this not to occur.
  - kridsdale1 2y ago
    I predict we’ll head to a Holy Roman Empire or Snow Crash style of federated fragmented powers that in aggregate we can call The United States but in reality it’s a bunch of jockeying nobles and oligarchs. Maybe it always was, and the US Revolution was to allow this by tearing down unitary monarch power.
    - Nasrudith 2y ago
      The problem with said situation is that being big is such a winning move post-industrialization, even before divide and conquer shenanigans to play at 'colonizing India'. Fractal balkanization isn't exactly a winning move and there is a reason why a unified Germany became a significant power above and beyond its most bellicose states.

ImPostingOnHN 2y ago

> I'm not surprised that private intelligence companies are on the rise as opposed to state agencies Me, neither. The private sector almost universally pays more for top talent, so much of the top talent will go there. It's also probably a better culture. As more government agencies outsource intelligence (and consequently, decision-making) to the private sector, companies like Palantir and OpenAI will become even more the de-facto government than they already are.

sudoshred 2y ago
This is a feature of capitalism, nothing to see here.
tolerance 2y ago
> As more government agencies outsource intelligence (and consequently, decision-making) to the private sector, companies like Palantir and OpenAI will become even more the de-facto government than they already are. This is basically what I was alluding to. The stage is set all too well for this not to occur.
- kridsdale1 2y ago
  I predict we’ll head to a Holy Roman Empire or Snow Crash style of federated fragmented powers that in aggregate we can call The United States but in reality it’s a bunch of jockeying nobles and oligarchs. Maybe it always was, and the US Revolution was to allow this by tearing down unitary monarch power.
  - Nasrudith 2y ago
    The problem with said situation is that being big is such a winning move post-industrialization, even before divide and conquer shenanigans to play at 'colonizing India'. Fractal balkanization isn't exactly a winning move and there is a reason why a unified Germany became a significant power above and beyond its most bellicose states.