I don’t understand the point about avoiding government involvement in the long run. It seems like your argument is that government projects are incompetent at managing tech projects (maybe because of structural reasons). This seems like a very strong claim to me, and seems only accurate when there’s bad incentive compatibility. For example, are you excluding things like the Manhattan Project?
I’d be interested in a list of well-managed government science and engineering projects if one exists. The Manhattan Project and the Apollo Project both belong on that list (despite both having their flaws- leaks to the USSR from the former, and the Apollo 1 disaster from the latter); what are other examples?
I don’t understand the point about avoiding government involvement in the long run. It seems like your argument is that government projects are incompetent at managing tech projects (maybe because of structural reasons). This seems like a very strong claim to me, and seems only accurate when there’s bad incentive compatibility. For example, are you excluding things like the Manhattan Project?
I’d be interested in a list of well-managed government science and engineering projects if one exists. The Manhattan Project and the Apollo Project both belong on that list (despite both having their flaws- leaks to the USSR from the former, and the Apollo 1 disaster from the latter); what are other examples?