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The recent Abundance movement on the left argues strongly that progress has been held back by over regulation and bureaucratic processes.
by jimbokun 5mo ago
The recent Abundance movement on the left argues strongly that progress has been held back by over regulation and bureaucratic processes.
- adamwk 5mo agoDoes it? I’ve seen Ezra Klein talk about his book and he talked about how bureaucracy is frequently a scapegoat for getting things done. Europe is very bureaucratic yet is able to build. The issue he called out is red tape yes but more so litigation by the private citizen. That any individual can stop an apartment being built because it blocks morning light into their flower bed
- jimbokun 5mo agoThose law suits are made possible by the regulations.
- ux266478 5mo agoThey're made possible because all but the most frivolous lawsuits are not disincentivized, but are in fact tolerated as a tacit, systemic feature by the state and the bar association. The example given is a stalling tactic. Stalling tactics also exist in China through property rights, it's a weird thing to hold up as contrast. Having a right to the house you own is such a fundamentally important thing to have in a society. That it can be abused because bureaucracy will tolerate it out of epistemic humility doesn't change that fact.
- ajmurmann 5mo agoIsn't he for relaxing zoning? Arguably one of the main pieces of red tape leading to the housing crisis
- shimman 5mo agoGood thing voters are skeptical of abundance or they have never heard of it (like 90% of democratic party members have never heard of abundance). Thank fuck too. Neoliberalism sucks, along with EK + DT.
- jimbokun 5mo agoIt’s hilarious to me all the progressives like yourself absolutely losing their shit over someone saying they want government to be more effective and accomplish things instead of just spending tons of money and nothing actually changing.
- shimman 5mo agoCan you please tell me which politician runs on making the government worse? No single electoral campaign has ever said "I'm running to make the government less effective." Trump ran on making the government more effective, Harris ran on making the government more effective. Turns out you need more that just vague platitudes than "things should be better." No shit dude. Welcome to the ground floor everyone agrees with. This is why EK is such a fucking dork. Go follow some organizers with your preferred beliefs, that would do you better than listening to the smart boy thinking very smart things and if you disagree with the smart boy you aren't a serious adult.