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> why does it seem like it's so much easier to dismantle things than to create them in the first place? it's because it's incredibly difficult to get anything passed, the US legislative system has too many checks and balances. Every "check and balance" is another group that has to reach consensus for a proposed action and another point for an adversarial opponent to grind everything to a halt. I contend that it is be…
I disagree and view this more as recency bias. It is better to have scrutiny in government - even if it isn't quite as agile.
the faster rate of technology change makes agility in government more important. Sure, it's recency bias, but under exponential growth most history is "recent".
You can still have scrutiny with agility. That is in fact what I am suggesting.