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Try living in a country without roads, electric grid and water management. Those aren't granted.

> I have never seen a government or any regulation deliver anything "good and compelling", or take any other action to "make sure" someone else delivers it.

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The moon landing is nice example.

Or going back a bit further, the mail.

well with the mail, lysander spooner tried to (and succeeded at) setting up a private alternative and was beaten the fuck back by the government. It wasn't until the late 20th C that private mail services came back, and they are specifically abjured against delivering 1st class mail.

gov.uk is pretty excellent.

As long as fastly is up of course!

Haha good point :(