personal opinion: any hardware or software that (either)

1. deals with someone's personal or information security

2. goes into someone's body

should be open source and community-modifiable/upgradable.

any moderation or customer service system that doesn't provide an easy way to have your case handled by an actual employee, rather than some algorithm, is terrible.

bus factor 1: if a single person in charge of the project gets hit by a bus, the project can't proceed

bus factor 0: everyone is alive and well, but the project still can't proceed

i feel like the idea of appointing governors and municipal leaders instead of electing them is actually even more insidious than you'd think.

when it comes to regular democracies, where do you get the best candidates for the top office? usually from people who have proven themselves capable regional politicians.

it's not just that there's "no one who can replace putin", as a lot of people say. it's that the current political system makes it way harder for one to come about.