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Re:Tim O'Reilly: The Internet Is Being Scapegoated in a Lot ... by bobthepanda on Monday April 05, 2021 @12:51PM (#26701415)
Inefficient states are most of the states doing this though (say, Egypt is no paragon of efficiency.)

The inertia of the bureaucracy can be a hindrance but at the end of the day any bureaucrat will move mountains if a tyrant is breathing down their neck with knife in hand.

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Re:Tim O'Reilly: The Internet Is Being Scapegoated in a Lot ... by mc32 on Monday April 05, 2021 @12:54PM (#26701472)
Ok, but imagine them being efficient at what they do. Imagine efficient suppression or efficient indoctrination policies, etc.
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Re:Tim O'Reilly: The Internet Is Being Scapegoated in a Lot ... by BitwiseFool on Monday April 05, 2021 @01:38PM (#26701996)
Gotcha, I was coming at this from a different angle. Mostly a local-government perspective for things like city services. That's the kind of government I want streamlined and efficiently run.
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