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Re:An everything app is terrible for liberal democracy by int_19h on Monday October 10, 2022 @04:30PM (#33156077)
Yep, so it doesn't "just happen" - you need to build a pump first, and you need to keep it running for the water to flow uphill.

But it can be done.

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Re:An everything app is terrible for liberal democracy by MichaelZuo on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @07:12AM (#33161887)
The switch for the water pump, electricity connection, etc., must necessarily be centralized.

It's impractical to design a pump operated by millions of switches or fed by millions of electrical cables.

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Re:An everything app is terrible for liberal democracy by int_19h on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @04:00PM (#33182249)
It's less efficient, sure. But it's eminently practical if your goal is to avoid hydraulic despotism long term.
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Re:An everything app is terrible for liberal democracy by MichaelZuo on Friday October 14, 2022 @11:12AM (#33204614)
It would be so less efficient that you could simply buy a 1000x more water pumps for the same price. No one sane would choose a water pump with a million switches over 1000 of the same pumps with 1 switch each.
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