Joe Hill(@jo3hill):There are lots of social programmes which would be much easier to deliver if the government just gave people free stuff instead of trying more complicated interventions. Policymakers are real victims of the ‘galaxy brain’ meme - we often overthink things. Just buy stuff!

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Joe Hill@jo3hill

2026.08.22 09:59

There are lots of social programmes which would be much easier to deliver if the government just gave people free stuff instead of trying more complicated interventions. Policymakers are real victims of the ‘galaxy brain’ meme - we often overthink things. Just buy stuff!