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The Role of Smart People in Achieving Better Social Results

If government is dysfunctional for secular reasons, does that imply that companies and other organizations are actually the real vehicles for social change? So all else being equal today should ambitious young people think less about the political arena and the public service and more about the startup world? It's a good question. All your questions have been good. I wouldn't focus on that particularly, but I found myself having to,. But I chose to talk about these issues and address I gave recently to a bunch of graduating students at the ANU. And I made the point that there's somewhat dystopian perspective that I have thatGovernment has essentially become dysfunctional; opens up enormous opportunity for people who understand how system operates.

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