[lbo-talk] Theory and practice

[shag carpet bomb]

At 04:57 PM 11/21/2013, JOANNA A. wrote:
>Great article on how hierarchies defeat intelligence.
>
>http://www.shirky.com/weblog/2013/11/healthcare-gov-and-the-gulf-between-planning-and-reality/ 
>
>
>Joanna

The hubris of this statement is pretty odious:

"If I had to design a litmus test for whether our political class grasps 
the internet, I would look for just one signal: Can anyone with authority 
over a new project articulate the tradeoff between features, quality, and 
time? "