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nielsbotlast Thursday at 3:52 PM4 repliesview on HN

replace the old system with what exactly? and why does it have to be done quickly?


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CyrsBellast Thursday at 4:08 PM

Upgrades should be sustainable, incremental, gradual, and reviewed. Especially for governance systems. If there's no existential risk requiring moving fast, then it's a bad idea to move fast on these things. Governments are not companies.

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alsoforgotmypwdlast Thursday at 5:48 PM

The Curtis Yarvin utopian fantasy is no government coupled with mythical "network states". An uncontrolled experiment that's cynically really to defang the government to lower all barriers for the rich making more money.

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nprateemlast Thursday at 4:01 PM

Before the courts can catch up, they lose power in the Senate or those affected can organise. There's also something to be said for disorienting your opponents. Plus it gets things done faster without dragging it out. It's wins all round.

GP: They absolutely will make something good out of it, but for their benefit not the average American.

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hamhock666last Thursday at 4:00 PM

It has to be done quickly because the administrative state is large and there is a lot to do. Institutions grow old with time and need drastic reform or replacement. I don’t know what they will replace everything with, ideally they have a bunch of smart people thinking about that. Look at how FDR used the Bureau of the Budget to similar effect.

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