What the hell is going on with society?
Am I the only one asking this question?
I feel like we’re never surprised whenever our government officials make god-awful decisions, even when they’re trying to do what’s right. It’s like we’re backseat driving the whole goddamn nation.
The way I currently see it, as a twenty year old college student who’s just starting to figure out how the world works, is that we are subscribed to the shittiest service out there, but it’s the only service, right?
Wrong.
Well, no, kinda right, but the world could be so much better.
Let me introduce you to the idea that’s been growing in my head like an unstoppable virus: competitive governance.
Uh oh, I’m starting to sound like a capitalist scumbag aren’t I?
Wrong.
Well, no, kinda right, but there’ll be some safeguards so don’t worry. But let me introduce you to the key reasons as to why our current governments won’t work anymore.
Laziness
The institution that we’ve propped up is beginning to crumble because of the countless amount of social media platforms that are eating away at its foundation.
Governments are way too slow to keep up with anything that's new for them, and this just results in more angry people who want to lash out against their lazy governments.
Corruption
Why the hell does lobbying exist? And why the hell are there people who argue for it? It for sure causes more harm than it does good.
Governments make decisions with their pockets, not their integrity. With great practice, they’ve learned how to smile and save face while shoving daggers into the middle-class.
Lack of Competition
Circling back to competition, governments used to operate based on the notion that their citizens might just start beheading city officials if they were behaving like dicks. This doesn't happen anymore, I’d say for the better, but some may disagree with me.
The closest thing we have to this is disgraceful resignation. Whether you’re Nixon, Cuomo, or some other politician who got caught, you’re going to be replaced with an equally dickish politician who will try their best not to get caught.
At the end of the day, we have no real say in who leads our society. Instead, we are obligated to yell at those who get caught and stare at the others, patiently waiting for them to eventually leave a piece of evidence for someone to stumble upon.
What’s the solution?
Let’s just start a new government… like… all the time. Well… at least some of the time!
Jokes aside, we need a whole lot of reform, and it needs to be quick. Technology is advancing exponentially but we’ve had the same symptoms of a sickness brewing in our society for decades, perhaps even centuries.
And I know I might sound like an angry Gen-Z woke person, but trust me I’m not. I’m just an angry bystander who’s pissed off at everyone for not trying to do anything feasible about any problem we’re collectively facing.
We’ve had the internet for ~30 years now and the government has barely utilized it to reach out to its constituents about the problems they experience. We can verify our IDs to sign up for lottery apps, but we can’t do the same in order to verifiably yell at our officials with a click of a button.
I’m not saying this is intentional, but it is ABSOLUTELY INTENTIONAL.
About Me
I’m a twenty-year-old web developer still in college. Check me out at my website where you can find some software projects that I’m working on.
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