They're from the government, and they really are here to help.

It might be a controversial take, sure, but the linked article/post makes a pretty thoughtful case for the benefits of having functional state capacity vs. outsourcing or just not having it

  • Comet_TracerEnglish
    8•1 year ago

    Why did they use a still from ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’?

    • @[email protected]
      27•1 year ago

      This is a picture of Deirdre Beaubeirdre, a character from the comedy sci-fi movie Everything Everywhere All At Once — an IRS auditor who hounds the immigrant protagonists mercilessly. I loved that movie, but I also thought Deirdre’s character was emblematic of a common and unhelpful way that Americans tend to think about the civil service.

    • @[email protected]
      1•1 year ago

      Well it’s a clear example.of bureaucracy tbh. And it’s funny specially with those trophies back there.