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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 20 Aug 2020

      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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    2. Wil Schroter @ Startups.com‏ @wilschroter 20 Aug 2020
      Replying to @paulg

      Was there ever good government?

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 20 Aug 2020
      Replying to @wilschroter

      There are certainly some that are better than others.

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        2. Wil Schroter @ Startups.com‏ @wilschroter 20 Aug 2020
          Replying to @paulg

          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

          6 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
        3. rsivaram‏ @rsivaram 20 Aug 2020
          Replying to @wilschroter @paulg

          Has there been a successful _innovative_ society where there was no government of any sort?

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        2. Arthur B.  🌮 🐻‍❄️‏ @ArthurB 20 Aug 2020
          Replying to @paulg @wilschroter

          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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        3. Wil Schroter @ Startups.com‏ @wilschroter 20 Aug 2020
          Replying to @ArthurB @paulg

          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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        2. depo‏ @deporojue 20 Aug 2020
          Replying to @paulg @wilschroter

          Perhaps the more relevant question is: was there ever good government "here" in SF?

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        3. Virtual Nexus ∞‏ @NexusVirtual 20 Aug 2020
          Replying to @deporojue @paulg @wilschroter

          Even thirty years ago it leaned heavily invasive.

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