This also applies to the private sector. As organizations (be they corporations or governments) grow in size and complexity, the cost associated with “breaking things” also grows. When people’s lives and livelihoods are literally on the line, your mindset has to change.
This article is just drippingly apologetic of government. Government is the farthest thing from perfect, it's a wasteful ogre that sucks up our resources and sends them to the elites. I don't care if people "working on" (whatever that means) the bird flu were fired. They were probably doing nothing of value anyway.
I welcome any and all reductions in government corruption, waste and spending.
Well - it's complicated! The public service isn't designed to be a responsive beast and in my experience politicians and political pressure is generally needed as a catalyst for responsiveness. But there's a lot of ground between random cuts and don't-change-anything.
Insightful as usual, Corey!
Spot on.
This also applies to the private sector. As organizations (be they corporations or governments) grow in size and complexity, the cost associated with “breaking things” also grows. When people’s lives and livelihoods are literally on the line, your mindset has to change.
It's partially why so few founder CEOs survive the transition from startup to established player.
Bang on. We always hear bad things about government….but your description of government as insurance is so insightful
https://youtu.be/cKDw2rlLAs0?si=LlnAnW3uuNWWn2Pc
This article is just drippingly apologetic of government. Government is the farthest thing from perfect, it's a wasteful ogre that sucks up our resources and sends them to the elites. I don't care if people "working on" (whatever that means) the bird flu were fired. They were probably doing nothing of value anyway.
I welcome any and all reductions in government corruption, waste and spending.
So “get rid of the gatekeepers” might be a sign of reckless policy is what I’m hearing…..
Well - it's complicated! The public service isn't designed to be a responsive beast and in my experience politicians and political pressure is generally needed as a catalyst for responsiveness. But there's a lot of ground between random cuts and don't-change-anything.
But I'm a proponent of taking a "Chesterton's Fence" approach to any change: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._K._Chesterton#Chesterton's_fence