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Re:Waymo says insurance data shows its driverless cars are s... by robertlagrant on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @04:27AM (#38010572)
No, capitalist economies tax effort and spend it on longer-term things. It's democracies where things can be rolled back by the next leader that are the main cause of short-termism.

(I don't have a better alternative to democracy; just stating that's where the flaw is. Well, that and zero incentive to do things well/efficiently outside of political kudos).

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Re:Waymo says insurance data shows its driverless cars are s... by Swenrekcah on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @04:49AM (#38010693)
Things used to work pretty well in capitalist democracies when the capitalists were well regulated and taxed and the demagogues didn’t have unrestricted personal access to the voter base.
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Re:Waymo says insurance data shows its driverless cars are s... by thfuran on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @06:58AM (#38011464)
That was a pretty brief period, wasn't it?
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