It seemed unlikely the IRS was working on a supercool, supersecret AI project, because the IRS runs on ancient tech and has never once flirted with being cool. As for secrecy, I had entered its headquarters to meet then-Commissioner Danny Werfel within two weeks of requesting an interview. But after a few minutes in Werfel's waiting room, I began to wonder. Dull-blue carpet. Walls the color of cafeteria pudding. The room's center of antigravity"its un"focal point"was a faux-mahogany cabinet displaying unloved plaques and seasonal gourds. I had never been in a place so perfectly optimized to kill all curiosity. If a diabolical genius were hiding an incredible AI project, this is the anteroom he'd build. read more
I'm so tired of this s"t. I'm tired of having to learn about any of these awful people. I'm tired of them starting wars, shooting innocent people, and frittering away billions of tax dollars that you and I pay to have a functional government. I'm tired of them wearing ugly shoes, paying each other empty compliments, and pretending like they're anything but mediocrities. And I'm REALLY tired of them ruining things that you and I might otherwise enjoy. That includes the Olympics, but it also includes things like medicine, education, transportation, surfing around on the internet, and not dying in a nuclear holocaust.
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