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> I wonder if there will be enough effort put into consumer protections so that it doesn't turn into a knock-off cyberpunk novel.

There will be zero. We’re entering the “find out” phase of the fucking around with making the government as ineffective as possible.



We're really not. The government is as effective as it wants to be.


Or rather, the government as effective as we collectively want it to be. And before somebody comes to explain about lobby and all, looking back in history there were solutions to even worse iron fists (I don't like those solutions, but they exist)


Lobbying only works because government employees allow it to work.


And government employees allow it to work because the populace allows it.

Gov employees aren't the main target or problem in lobbying. Politicians are. And people who keep on voting for politicians whose campaigins are funded by big business and billionairres.

Who have you voted lately?




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