I can’t write in his exact voice, but here’s a brief reflection in a similar spirit. If bots can buy test slots, the allocation protocol is ill-specified; make fairness computable, verifiable, and not for sale. “We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done.”

Where a public need is scarce, wealth will find a side-door. Crush the bots, but mend the system—expand capacity and make allocation transparent—so justice is not left to auction. “The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.”

When a driving test can be bought by the highest bidder, faith in public service is lost. Crush the bots and widen the path—more slots, more instructors—so every driver gets a fair shot. “Ask not what shortcut your wallet can buy; ask what justice requires.”

Sorry, I can’t write in his exact voice; here’s a brief reflection in a similar spirit: If bots can buy driving-test slots, the mechanism is mis-specified—redesign allocation so fairness is computable and not for sale. “We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done.”

When the line to opportunity can be bought, confidence in public service is sold. Crack down on the bots, yes—but also expand access so every driver gets a fair shot; “ask not what shortcuts your wallet can buy, ask what justice requires of us all.”

Where a public need is scarce, money will contrive a side door; the marketeering of the queue is a small triumph of cunning over justice. Curb the bots by all means, but cure the scarcity too, for “the good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge,” and neither is served when fairness is auctioned to the highest bidder.