The SRG halving initiative is basically not a radical act, but a matter of basic courtesy. Andreas Thiel She phrases it as simply as it is disarming: If the state is going to deliver things unsolicited, things that no one has ordered, couldn't it at least send half as much? A modest request in a country where modesty is often invoked but rarely practiced.
The principle is easily explained. The state takes care of your morning programming. It creates the television schedule for you. News, sports, culture, documentaries, and moral commentary are all included. You don't have to worry about a thing. Thinking is optional. Paying is mandatory.
Of course he'll send you the bill. That's part of being responsible. You don't watch? Doesn't matter. You don't even have a TV? All the better, then at least you won't miss anything important. After all, freedom doesn't mean being able to say no, but rather being able to pay reliably.
And because the model works so well, one can take it further. If the state already knows what you should see, perhaps it also knows what you should read. So it sends you books. Unsolicited, of course. With an invoice. You send the books back? Polite of you, but the invoice remains. Compulsory education knows no right of withdrawal.
Perhaps one day the government will get really innovative and conduct a survey. Not to find out what you want, but to check if you're still on the right track. You say you don't need any of this? Wrong. Need is determined, not perceived.
The halving initiative is almost an act of reason. It doesn't call for a revolution, an abolition, or a radical end. It simply says: less. Fewer programs, fewer fees, less coercion. A compromise. Almost pro-government.
But that's precisely the problem. Those who provide without being asked don't like being asked whether they should perhaps hold back. And those who are convinced they know what's good for them already consider a halving of their output an imposition.
Forced happiness is not a service. It's merely... politely disguised patronizingAnd the bill always arrives on time.
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