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Politicians Should Have to Live Under Their Own Laws | Satire Saturday
Description
Before pilots fly a plane, they train in a simulator. Surgeons practice before operating. Police officers run scenarios before hitting the street.
Politicians?
We apparently just hand them the keys to the country.
On this Satire Saturday, Chad has one request for the same tech industry that gave us Bluetooth toothbrushes, Wi-Fi egg trays and refrigerators with opinions: build the Politician Simulator.
The rules are simple. Politicians enter without their staff, wallet, car, title or connections and spend four hours living under the systems they've helped create.
Ride the transit system. Build the duplex. Navigate the permitting office. Qualify for the government program. Survive the phone tree.
And under absolutely no circumstances are they allowed to “know a guy.”
Then somebody adds a leaderboard — and Washington discovers competitive suffering.
A Common Sense satire about bureaucracy, political incentives and what might happen if the people writing America's rules actually had to experience them.
Understand more. Laugh more. Fear less.
CHAPTERS
00:00 I Figured Out How to Fix Politicians
00:52 Tech Bros, I Have One Ask
03:08 Make Politicians Live Under Their Own Rules
05:25 Welcome to the Politician Simulator
08:45 The Leaderboard Changes Everything