ubermeisters, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago)

Option 1: government does it

• Government makes plan
• Government takes bids for contractors to do the work
• Lowest bidder that can get a senator some decent head at dinner gets the contract
• Earth shattering kaboom

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Option 2: Private Sector does it

• Several companies See potential business opportunity
• Companies innovate in an arms race to develop better platforms and technologies
• Costs for the entire industry go down as a result of innovative solutions coming to market
• Financial investments from external sources due to increased traction enable faster development and more rigorous testing
• Earth shattering applause