Some election thoughts for US-based folks:

An ever-growing federal bureaucracy means more and more siphoning of citizen wealth over time. A large body of agencies, regulations and workers also means ridiculous inertia into the system which discourages innovation, works against the sovereignty and individual freedoms of the citizens, and allows some truly nasty behind-the scenes manipulation by security agencies etc. We know this. For many of us, it's why we're here on Nostr.

What happens when that bureaucracy is cut way down but augmented with AI? unless you simultaneously de-fund the federal government, it seems to me that the result is a dramatic increase in centralized power.

I guess I'm wondering if inertia in the current system is actually a slight buffer against a sudden seizure of power.

After now watching Trump more closely than I had before, I don't think he's particularly hungry for that kind of power - certainly no more than other politicians and possibly less - but some folks near him probably are, and in any case we're looking at a frigtening incentive structure.

Add to that the ties between the Trump campaign and Palantir and it gets very troubling.

I love that Rogan had Trump on the show, but I'm frustrated that no one seems to be asking about Peter Thiel and surveillance technology in general. Haven't yet listened to the Vance interview.