Re:The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Gov...
by gameman144 on Monday February 03, 2025 @04:20PM
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> Well, we should have made a system that didn’t allow the wealthiest people on the planet to do that.
This feels correct-ish, but also pretty unrealistic. If you're born into a system where you have to choose between getting slapped and getting stabbed, then obviously the system shouldn't have been made that way -- that doesn't change the fact that it is that way, and you have to act within that system regardless of what ought to be the system instead.
Re:The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Gov...
by spencerflem on Monday February 03, 2025 @04:19PM
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We didn't make the system, some slavers hundreds of years ago did.
It seems like we won't have to worry about the current system much longer though
Re:The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Gov...
by philjohn on Monday February 03, 2025 @04:39PM
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No, but enough people voted for the party that put the supreme court justices in place who ruled on citizens united over the years.
Voting isn't a one time thing, it has repercussions that can be felt decades later (see shortages of ATC because of the actions of Reagan in the 80's).
Re:The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Gov...
by spencerflem on Monday February 03, 2025 @04:46PM
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I don't disagree, but I also don't see how that's a contradiction
Re:The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Gov...
by arrosenberg on Monday February 03, 2025 @07:15PM
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I agree to an extent. Most of us are either still young, or just getting our bearings and seeing the problems as adults in the last 10 or so years. I feel comfortable saying that, knowing the demographics of the site. Most of us had little-to-no ability to shape the current situation. Our window has just opened.
Re:The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Gov...
by spencerflem on Monday February 03, 2025 @07:21PM
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or closed forever
Well, we should have made a system that didn’t allow the wealthiest people on the planet to do that.
Not trying to be flip, I’m just trying to point out that it still all comes back to us in the end. We just have to hope for the best at this point. Buyer’s remorse is not gonna change the actions these people are likely to take.
I do agree with you when you say, something needs to be done. If these pres-vice pres pairings are the best the current system could come up with, then obviously there is a need to add some new aspects to the system that might encourage more competence in the candidates it produces.