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by Gormo 718 days ago
> Why so much distrust for our civil servants?

What have they done to earn my trust? Why would I choose to outsource critical decisions pertaining to my own life and affairs to strangers who are not meaningfully accountable to me and have no direct understanding of my values or interests, regardless of how well-intentioned they may be?

What possible reason could there be to give civil servants authority to make decisions that materially impact us without any oversight or accountability?