"going private is likely saving 90% over". How's that working out for your private US healthcare system? Some of the most expensive private care in the world. The toilet you mention is in one of the richest most capitilistic states in the world, they have super expensive public toilets alongside homelessness. In other countries they have cheap public toilets. I'm not sure public/private is the deciding factor. I think it's San Francisco.

Agree.

Its even worse in some places. I see schools, colleges, libraries are getting installed on public land. I mean where are we gonna end up with this.

It’s used by the governments, how can they pay for it if not with tax money? Would you be happier if Flock installed them for free in exchange for advertising space in town?

Yeah, people have always fucked with technology and in each case people win and technology gets abandoned.