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David Roberts
@volts.wtf

I've seen the following cycle play out a million times: 1. Progressives implement some well-meaning but flawed attempt to address a problem. 2. "Centrists" attack the flaws, with the intention of replacing it with something better. 3. RW media amplifies the attacks, creating a media din. ...

Karl Bode
@karlbode.com

I see this with broadband policy constantly especially via the "abundance" folks who don't study a subject before they confidently weigh in

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Karl Bode
@karlbode.com

I wrote about it some here. the abundance guys will read right wing criticism of policy and then build their policy based on that, without bothering to do actual research into what they're talking about I saw it repeatedly with Ezra Klein and broadband

techdirt.comJon Stewart And Ezra Klein Help GOP Paint Infrastructure Bill Broadband Grants As A Useless BoondoggleWe’ve long noted how the 2021 infrastructure bill included $42.5 billion for broadband dubbed the Broadband, Equity, Access And Deployment (BEAD) program. Managed by the NTIA and individual s…