Government is nothing but one huge aggregation of cartels to rule over the masses.
Any government institution is bound to be inefficient & ineffective due to the fact that they control both money & public policy.
Governments tend to socialize losses and centralize gains.
Flooding is an existential threat for Venice.
In the mid-1980s, the government initiated a plan to create a mobile dam to save the city.
After nearly 4 decades and $8B, the dam system — an engineering marvel called MOSE — is active and working (so far).
Here’s the story🧵
Of all the planets 🪐 discovered, the earth like planets are the most fascinating. There are about 10 septillion planets in the observable universe and you still think we’re alone
With all the craziness around the world among your governments, politicians, media, markets, currencies, laws & regulations it’s amazing we are even sane