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Unfortunately the bureaucrats still go through dated curriculum to get where they are and there no incentives to keep up with the times, technology or otherwise. These same people decide on the criteria for the incoming class and the vicious cycle goes on.



Let’s be fair: many of these “bureaucrats” went to school when the modern internet didn’t exist. I’m in my early 40s and lived “the new economy” in my teenage years, most 50+ people would have no real familiarity with this sort of tech. Conversely, a lot of under-40 politicians and bureaucrats do grasp the internet - sometimes unfortunately so, considering they can be among the strongest supporters of draconian censorship.




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