>The government doesn't have the bandwidth to do what this quote implies they can.
Oh right, they can organize world wars, figure out how to build Manhattan Projects, send people to the moon, invent the internet... But oh no, they don't have the bandwidth?
Where did this ridiculous idea come from, and why is it parroted so often? The internet is a joke compared to what the government can do.
It's part of a long term trend for people to actively work against successful government projects, then use the resulting failure to try to privatize that which should be public.
Oh right, they can organize world wars, figure out how to build Manhattan Projects, send people to the moon, invent the internet... But oh no, they don't have the bandwidth?
Where did this ridiculous idea come from, and why is it parroted so often? The internet is a joke compared to what the government can do.
It's part of a long term trend for people to actively work against successful government projects, then use the resulting failure to try to privatize that which should be public.