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Re:25 Years Later: Interview with Linus Torvalds by bsaul on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @04:04AM (#19561651)
That is such a true remark. I’ve always been shocked by the unsufferable ego one needs to have to feel authorized to give public statements on complex global issues or life advices.
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Re:25 Years Later: Interview with Linus Torvalds by zeropnc on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @04:57AM (#19561858)
Yeah we live in an age where professional athletes, musicians and celebrities play an integral role in shaping global socioeconomic policy.

What the fuck could possibly go wrong

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Re:25 Years Later: Interview with Linus Torvalds by coldtea on Wednesday April 03, 2019 @05:29AM (#19561976)
Or worse, career politicians and career policy advisors. That is, people totally removed from any implication of their policies for others, and usually far removed (economically, socially, culturally) from the population they decide for.

I think the ancient Athenian democracy had it right: some law-making bodies should be filled by lottery -- akin to juries or the draft.

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