I find it an imposing task to imagine more gridlock.
I like the ideals in your first paragraph, but they remain aslant from the trend to complexity. Each new problem brings (at best) a just-in-time solution and, as an added bonus (?) another jump towards an increase in overall complexity. The Jenga sticks grow, and to a more than casual…
I find it an imposing task to imagine more gridlock.
I like the ideals in your first paragraph, but they remain aslant from the trend to complexity. Each new problem brings (at best) a just-in-time solution and, as an added bonus (?) another jump towards an increase in overall complexity. The Jenga sticks grow, and to a more than casual observer, look less sturdy.
Add to that the insane and entirely unique pace of technological transformation and it becomes more to difficult to argue that the centre can hold. The centre is no longer served by its collection of what it took to be truisms. So it embarks on a futile search for progressive ventures (ranked choice voting is one) to preserve the unpreservable.
I find it an imposing task to imagine more gridlock.
I like the ideals in your first paragraph, but they remain aslant from the trend to complexity. Each new problem brings (at best) a just-in-time solution and, as an added bonus (?) another jump towards an increase in overall complexity. The Jenga sticks grow, and to a more than casual observer, look less sturdy.
Add to that the insane and entirely unique pace of technological transformation and it becomes more to difficult to argue that the centre can hold. The centre is no longer served by its collection of what it took to be truisms. So it embarks on a futile search for progressive ventures (ranked choice voting is one) to preserve the unpreservable.