“Democracy is messy, slow, and often staffed by people who don’t understand technology. Wouldn’t it be better to have someone in charge who just… gets it?
No. No, it would not.”
Mike Masnick (npub1x7v…70d5) is right, it really isn’t. That’s true even if you gain in the short-term and like the main goals.
[Fascism For First Time Founder...](https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/17/fascism-for-first-time-founders/ )
Nicholas Grossman
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2025-07-17 22:36:39 UTC
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