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> only real solution is to tear them down and start from scratch

The idea that tearing the political system down and starting from scratch will fix things is just as much of a fantasy as the idea that a greenfield rewrite of code will produce something with all of the desirable features of the original and twice as fast.



The Second System problem. Unfortunately even very (legitimately!) smart people fall into the trap.

Though it's true that they may know it's a trap. Ulterior motives aplenty.


People fall for it because sometimes it is objectively true.

It is often not clear when that is.




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