I have a bridge to sell you. I suspect many commenters on HN would also have bridges to sell you, seeing as they’re from around the world, and countries where

I have a bridge to sell you. I suspect many commenters on HN would also have bridges to sell you, seeing as they’re from around the world, and countries where similar statements were made. The statement is one thing. Reality is different, even with the best intentions, things get messy, and then the media and information firestorm that follows leaves scars that fester for decades. You’d be lucky if it doesn’t lead to new infections and new wounds. Which is why self inflicted wounds are so absurd, especially from nations that have the expertise to know better. But - expertise is expensive, and entertainment and narrative vitality is the currency we traffic in. A currency that pushes the costs of clean up and figuring out what happened to the future, if you are lucky to have any committees to look at it all. We all need a news system that isn’t competing with engagement.