Curiously, bad government is one of the biggest forces driving innovation in remote work. Specifically the dysfunctional SF city government, high CA state taxes, and US immigration policy. If remote is the future, these policies are making it happen faster.
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Doesn't it feel like the bar is way too low? Why can't we recruit our top talent to govt the way we do to tech? I don't think its just pay btw
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Has there been a successful _innovative_ society where there was no government of any sort?
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Governments do poorly for structural reasons but there is, on top of that a spiral where the low quality of government services can lead to government jobs being seen as lower status which in turns affects the quality of government. It's probably part of the story in the US.
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At some point any organization becomes too unwieldy to manage effectively. Not saying it can't be done, just saying its the normal path. The real question is what's the right configuration at our present size?
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Perhaps the more relevant question is: was there ever good government "here" in SF?
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Even thirty years ago it leaned heavily invasive.
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