It doesn't "always get it wrong", and in fact most government functions work just fine. Government, like IT infrastructure, becomes invisible when it functions well.
Replace "the government" with "large bureaucratic organization" and it rings more true. There are too many huge, ossified organizations out there that have barely come to terms with such innovations as the fax machine.
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It doesn't "always get it wrong", and in fact most government functions work just fine. Government, like IT infrastructure, becomes invisible when it functions well.
Agreed. People love to focus on the failures of government while ignoring its role in developing technologies we rely on every day.
Replace "the government" with "large bureaucratic organization" and it rings more true. There are too many huge, ossified organizations out there that have barely come to terms with such innovations as the fax machine.