Too many pro X and Elon vibes creeping in on nostr man…
From those that just a year ago regularly labeled both as the enemy!
Huh?
If you advocate for freedom and decentralization, Elon and X are the antithesis to that.
Discussion
How about deregulation and shrinking of the state?
Over time? Sure
Overnight? No.
And shrinking of *what parts* of the state. Military industrial complex seems alive and well and growing…
The shrinking of the bureaucratic power is long overdue. Better to rip the bandaid.
Big tech, big pharma, big oil, etc will be very quick to fill that power vacuum. I'm not sure that will be a win for most people
If a government gets sufficiently smaller to the point they can’t make handouts and subsidies left and right, it will actually help break monopolies and oligopolies down and competitors will emerge that will help in bringing prices down and quality of services up. The main reasons for government’s existence should be protecting property rights and individual liberties, upholding law and punishing fraud and taking care of security (law enforcement & military for self defence). The rest can be figured out by the market, based on merit and voluntary exchange.
I totally agree with you, let's be clear on that. However, the preconditions for that to happen are good laws and enforcement of these by a strong independent judiciary.
I'm afraid in the current context these conditions are far from met. Nobody will be able to hold Musk accountable for anything, let alone Trump. They're literally breaking the constitution already and cancelling bills passed by Congress. Power typically doesn't reign itself back in...
Sure, I have no illusions that one administration will be enough to make this a reality. A huge societal change is needed that will probably require decades to take shape and evolve. But I think it’s a promising start that such policies are actually popular. I always thought I’d never see a day that such a huge cultural shift is possible in so little time. Most people are statists that are taught from the start to believe government is there for their benefit, to solve all of their problems and take care of their mistakes. It’s refreshing to see at least a little change in that regard. Don’t get me wrong. I don’t like Elon. I’m not a diehard fan of Trump either. They both have serious issues. But there are no perfect solutions, only tradeoffs. Much of the laws passed by congress have been passed without any regard for the constitution. One of them in particular comes to mind - the one that created the Fed.
Two days ago I reposted accidentally Odell‘s post about Trump, Vance and Elon, instead of your reaction to it!
X is trash
I like what he is doing with the bureaucratic bs.
I do think he will bring in some technocratic crap involving ai and crypto that will take privacy and freedom.
The "bureaucratic bs" just happen to be the exact same agencies that were investigating Tesla/X/Space X
"Some technocratic crap" will turn out to be a corporate surveillance state with zero rights for citizens and zero regulations for big tech
It's not hard to see if you're not on the Elon/Trump bandwagon
What agencies were investigating elon's companies?
And no, I'm not a part of the bandwagon
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (would oversee X as a payment provider in their new partnership with Visa)
Federal Aviation Administration (Space X illegal rocket launches)
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (workplace discrimination at Tesla)
...from the top of my head, the list is probably longer...