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Taking inspiration from the East India Company, Apple should colonize the UK and take over the government - the iGovernment, if you will. Citizens will regain
by ebbi 11mo ago
Taking inspiration from the East India Company, Apple should colonize the UK and take over the government - the iGovernment, if you will.
Citizens will regain their right to e2ee privacy, they will not have to deal with voting for mediocre politicians to lead them. Instead, Tim Cook will be their new leader, and every morning over the mandatory installation of HomePods in each home, citizens will be greeted with an ecstatic "Good morning!" to get them energized for the day ahead.
Voting will be done via iPhones, where FaceID will verify the eligibility of the voter before the vote has been submitted.
- dan-robertson 11mo agoEither way we’re totally cooked
- rrrrrrrrrrrryan 11mo agoTim Cook'd
- sargun 11mo agoI have wondered why the likes of McKinsey, KPMG, and PWC do not put up candidates (don't even sponsor them, just say you're electing _well known consultancy_).
- ebbi 11mo ago"Here is my 300 slide pack to explain why you should vote for me"
- blitzar 11mo agoand that is how we got the "theys tells its likes it is" candidates.
- dan-robertson 11mo ago1. Why would McKinsey etc be interested in a well-functioning government? Best argument I have is that if the economy grows then government (and private) spending on consulting may grow. 2. Note that the consulting firms already managed to get the legislation they most cared about – creation of the LLP as a kind of entity – despite not having any candidates 3. If the government is too associated with a big consultancy then (a) they may be pressured out of giving them contracts (not good for McKinsey!) and (b) failures by that consultancy will be highlighted more than usual in the news (also not good!) 4. I mean plenty of people would go through the consultancy meat-grinder before becoming politicians. If you are training juniors to think similarly then that may carry over after they leave.
- al_borland 11mo agoThat sounds like a nightmare.
- jordanb 11mo agoThis is basically Pete Buttigieg
- andruby 11mo ago* 2007-2010 3 years at McKinsey * 2009-2017 8 years in US Navy, including deployment to Afghanistan Not that much McKinsey imo Mitt Romney had a lot more years at BCG (22 years), including being VP + co-founder of Bain Capital.
- 0xDEAFBEAD 11mo agoFailing to elect Romney was arguably a big mistake. Imagine what the GOP would look like today in that world.
- andruby 11mo agoI do agree with that. He seems so reasonable and intelligent, especially in today's world.
- NooneAtAll3 11mo agomaybe they do? you just don't hear about which candidates are theirs
- weq 11mo agoBecause they can milk either side. Gov needs private partnerships as much as the privates need their money.
- dontlaugh 11mo agoThey all absolutely do. All capitalist parties are heavily funded by industry of some sort.
- pjc50 11mo agoThat was basically Rishi Sunak, but going beyond that voters really hate it when you make the corporate control obvious. However, they don't ask questions, so one layer of money laundering is completely fine. Nobody asks where the funding for Farage's various projects comes from, for example.
- subscribed 11mo agoThey do. Look at the US Democrats specifically.
- screenoridesagb 11mo ago[dead]
- luxuryballs 11mo ago“Introducing, Apple Governance, a truly magical experience, and the best government Apple has ever made!”
- CobrastanJorji 11mo agoOur plan is to install our government under the tyrannical rule of a dictator, then fire that dictator, slowly collapse for a dozen years, and then rehire the dictator. Then we just sit back and let him cook.
- b00ty4breakfast 11mo agoWanted to go shopping but iPass wouldn't open the gate on account of insufficient prostrations before the Steve Jobs iShrine.
- deafpolygon 11mo agoShould have gotten a multi-pass.
- ThePowerOfFuet 11mo agoLeeloo, is that you?
- sota_pop 11mo ago“This year, we’ve completely redesigned your governmental doctrines from the ground up - increasing governmental synergies by 700% compared to the M1 chip…”
- ctrust 11mo agoWhat's the catch?
- mproud 11mo agoCould be a good short story.
- 0xDEAFBEAD 11mo agoThinking different, I see.
- lenkite 11mo ago> Voting will be done via iPhones, where FaceID will verify the eligibility of the voter before the vote has been submitted. Only Apple shareholders will be eligible for voting. Citizen services like Medical Insurance, etc will be subject to performance review. A poor score will have you relinquished and deported.