Bureaucracy Criticism

Comments in this cluster primarily criticize bureaucracy as a source of inefficiency, bottlenecks, and red tape, especially in government contexts, often referencing the Iron Law of Bureaucracy and debates on good vs. bad bureaucracy.

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Sample Comments

AckSyn Dec 12, 2018 View on HN

it looks like bureaucratic bs gets in the way as usual

leemailll Nov 24, 2021 View on HN

It's a problem of bureaucracy

epx Aug 10, 2020 View on HN

Bureaucracy is a lazy way to do this.

WC3w6pXxgGd Apr 17, 2019 View on HN

Sounds like government bureaucracy is the problem there.

5faulker Aug 23, 2021 View on HN

Apparently bureaucracy is not just an office thing.

jama211 Sep 26, 2025 View on HN

Bureaucracy is often a bottleneck

Kuinox Mar 31, 2022 View on HN

It doesn't works that's well, you often end up with bureaucracy nonsense.

UpstandingUser Aug 6, 2022 View on HN

Sounds like the Iron Law of Bureaucracy is at it again.

dlcarrier Aug 25, 2025 View on HN

It's more beuroacracies in general than government in particular.

starkd Aug 21, 2022 View on HN

It's the nature of bureacracy. All the incentives are aligned so as not to prioritize efficiency.