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Re:Palantir Is Extending Its Reach Even Further into Government by bpt3 on Monday August 04, 2025 @12:06PM (#44787775)
Hoppe is far too extreme for my tastes and did not seem too interested in rigorously supporting his (distasteful to put it mildly) preconceived notions, but yes direct democracy is undesirable for a number of reasons IMO.

See Squid Game as a more recent commentary.

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Re:Palantir Is Extending Its Reach Even Further into Government by palmfacehn on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @01:17AM (#44794545)
His arguments around the time preferences and incentives of elected officials seem relevant to the discussion.
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