To further the argument that this corporate restructuring (aka DOGE) is about clearing out archaic government systems to update the infrastructure to tolerate a new digital identity social credit system -- SS and IRS run off COBOL. - Conspiracies

To further the argument that this corporate restructuring (aka DOGE) is about clearing out archaic government systems to update the infrastructure to tolerate a new digital identity social credit system -- SS and IRS run off COBOL. (media.scored.co)

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– WeedleTLiar 2 points 1 months ago +2 / -0

Yeah, there are clearly issues with COBOL but it's been running without hiccup, more or less, since the 70s. The very fact that it has not changed in this time is key for maintainability; imagine using Python or Java and having some arbitrary update break the entire social security system, plus changing the way the code works forcing all engineers to relearn and refactor everything.

New =/= Good

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