Startups follow the philosophies of “move fast, break things” and “fail forward”…which is fine for tech that nobody even knew they wanted. Not ok for peoples’ lives and livelihoods. Also like 90% of startups just fail. Miserably.
Reposted from Eric Rauchway
“the United States is not a startup. The federal government exists to do all of the things that are definitionally not profitable, that serve the public good rather than protect investor profits. (The vast majority of startups also fail, something the United States cannot afford to do.)”

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