> these very profitable opportunities (Uber, airbnb, instacart, even private MOOC to replace education) are all responses to public infrastructure failures as o

> these very profitable opportunities (Uber, airbnb, instacart, even private MOOC to replace education) are all responses to public infrastructure failures as our voting population becomes more and more self-centered and focused on individualist (i.e. extremist capitalist/Libertarian) economics Not exactly. Yes, we do have a problem with voters playing identity politics and voting tribally -- to promote one constituency over another. Overwhelmingly, these are not libertarians or fans of capitalism. Elected representatives bring home boondoggle infrastructure projects with the primary intent of "creating jobs" and "getting reelected". The problem is our representative voting model, which has been largely unsuccessful in the last 50 years at maintaining or building out new infrastructure. This model is very good at rewarding the in-group and punishing the out-group, often by a winner-take-all tyranny of the majority, but it's ineffective and inefficient at actually getting things done or satisfying the voting public overall.