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Re:SUVs parked on cargo ships reveal scope of U.S. auto mark... by renewiltord on Friday May 01, 2020 @09:33PM (#23048302)
Sure, a step to setting foot on to the moon is to build a moon rocket, but it turns out the hard part is building the moon rocket. Methods exist today to incentivize speed and performance. It's not the lack of methods. What we don't have is a method to put the methods into practice.

We know the methods exist because we've used some of them before: https://www.tradelineinc.com/reports/2007-10/unprecedented-t...

What we don't have is a political method to ensure the per-project technical incentives are correct.

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Re:SUVs parked on cargo ships reveal scope of U.S. auto mark... by AnthonyMouse on Friday May 01, 2020 @09:48PM (#23048374)
Then shouldn't that be the problem everybody is working on? Forget about construction projects and car dealerships, would there be a huge objection into research funding for how to most effectively combat political corruption? Or a voting system change like range voting? [1]

[1] https://rangevoting.org/

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Re:SUVs parked on cargo ships reveal scope of U.S. auto mark... by renewiltord on Friday May 01, 2020 @09:59PM (#23048431)
Should it? Like everything else, there are:

* Information Asymmetries: I don't know anything about you or any other org working to combat this so I'm not comfortable spending money on you.

* Coordination Problems: Where do we act, on what scale, etc.

* Value Assignation Problems: How do I benefit from this for the effort I need to put in?

* Risk Problems: What is the chance of success solving a problem of this scale?

Essentially, I'm only seeking to explain. Personally, I have no problem with the system existing as it does. I would prefer other systems out of an inner desire for elegance. But I'm pretty proficient in acting within these to my own benefit so I won't tear it down. Perhaps part of the problem is getting folks like me to care to change this. I'm happy to cheer you on, though. Good luck!

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