From a classical liberal perspective, Switzerland's governance seems utopian. Low taxes, good services even for low income people despite the low taxes, very decentralized government, and it really does seem true that "no one bothers to know who the president is".

My big question: what's the catch?

Like, what stops every other country from adopting a Swiss-style political system?

(This is not a rhetorical question, I'm actually curious)

Switzerland is a wonderful accident of history. All odds were stacked against current state. Sometimes you get Switzerland and sometimes you get Kosovo. Lessons and institutions are not transferable.

OSS + Rust. I have one goal in life: the ability to stop thinking at will