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> As more government agencies outsource intelligence (and consequently, decision-making) to the private sector, companies like Palantir and OpenAI will become e
by 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 agoI 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 agoThe 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.