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  • Yeah unironically a western-centric take by OP.

    Remember: the United States and your precious media is on the same periphery in non-english speaking countries as they are to us.

    The US influence on other places is outsized, sure, but only when compared to other cultures influence on us, not compared to local culture.












  • What’s sad is that this is a consequence not just of this admins shittiness but of a long enshittification of our government.

    Not only do government jobs pay a mediocre salary until you get really really far in the org, a fact that only gets worse as the idea of a middle class lifestyle gets gutted, but for decades now, working a government job has become less and less prestigious. It used to be that there were always plenty of loonies who found pride in being a “public servant” and thought the best place to use their genius was in government.

    Now, as we see, there’s no one in these positions with even cursory knowledge of how these programs work.

    And there’s definitely no millennials or zoomers fresh out of tech school that would debase themselves to working in government who would be able see these flaws in two seconds.