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“Meditations on Doge” by Martin Sustrik
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Lessons from shutting down institutions in Eastern Europe.
This is a cross post from: https://250bpm.substack.com/p/meditations-on-doge
Imagine living in the former Soviet republic of Georgia in early 2000's:
All marshrutka [mini taxi bus] drivers had to have a medical exam every day to make sure they were not drunk and did not have high blood pressure. If a driver did not display his health certificate, he risked losing his license. By the time Shevarnadze was in power there were hundreds, probably thousands , of marshrutkas ferrying people all over the capital city of Tbilisi. Shevernadze's government was detail-oriented not only when it came to taxi drivers. It decided that all the stalls of petty street-side traders had to conform to a particular architectural design. Like marshrutka drivers, such traders had to renew their licenses twice a year. These regulations were only the tip of the iceberg. Gas [...]
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May 25th, 2025
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https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/Zhp2Xe8cWqDcf2rsY/meditations-on-doge
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This is a cross post from: https://250bpm.substack.com/p/meditations-on-doge
Imagine living in the former Soviet republic of Georgia in early 2000's:
All marshrutka [mini taxi bus] drivers had to have a medical exam every day to make sure they were not drunk and did not have high blood pressure. If a driver did not display his health certificate, he risked losing his license. By the time Shevarnadze was in power there were hundreds, probably thousands , of marshrutkas ferrying people all over the capital city of Tbilisi. Shevernadze's government was detail-oriented not only when it came to taxi drivers. It decided that all the stalls of petty street-side traders had to conform to a particular architectural design. Like marshrutka drivers, such traders had to renew their licenses twice a year. These regulations were only the tip of the iceberg. Gas [...]
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First published:
May 25th, 2025
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/Zhp2Xe8cWqDcf2rsY/meditations-on-doge
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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
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