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There is a mistaken assumption here that government will ever do anything better for tech products.


The government is at least far more accountable to the people. Certainly, it could be a lot more accountable than it is, it’s very far from ideal. But it’s something.


How is the Chinese government accountable to it’s people given the track record of killing those people who disagree with it?


If they fuck up enough they wind up with heads on spikes.

That seems quite unlikely in the tech industry.


I wonder what Luigi thinks about this


It is the least accountable to the people organization possible. Solving problems via government is akin to shooting drones with a cannon. No feedback mechanism, long terms with no elections, unlimited distribution of your money to people that are their buddies.


> No feedback mechanism, long terms with no elections, unlimited distribution of your money to people that are their buddies.

Privatization has all these same problems. The only difference is none of it is considered bad or illegal.


> long terms with no elections

In the US at least members of Congress have terms of two years. How much shorter could they get?


Yes, and it aligns with my experience. It takes a while, but it works. My home country created an app where I can have legally valid ID and driving license. When the coronavirus hit most of the infrastructure for the vaccination certificates was already there. The one where I live in now created a website where tax report boils down to a series of easily understandable questions, and most users will just click "next next next send". Train company has an app that allows me to check the timetable very easily.

I really fail to see why a mid-sized government would be incapable of providing basic email service.


Exactly. Look at railroads in the USA… For instance.


I think the term "Robber Baron" applies quite well to big tech.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18F

we had an agency that was actually doing this, and fairly well by most accounts. it was shut down by the Trump administration.

never forget that we can have nice things, if we don't let people take them away from us.




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