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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?




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