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Re:US Air Traffic Controllers Start Resigning as Shutdown Bites by dzhiurgis on Sunday November 09, 2025 @08:23PM (#45871137)
If this is such a good filter - has it been used elsewhere? I know US military tried to hire gamers before to fly drones.

On a flip side - politics is deeply social game. My mental image of gamers is very opposite of social (yes I know many games nowadays are social).

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Re:US Air Traffic Controllers Start Resigning as Shutdown Bites by throw0101a on Monday November 10, 2025 @01:15PM (#45878901)
> On a flip side - politics is deeply social game. My mental image of gamers is very opposite of social (yes I know many games nowadays are social).

On the flip-flip side, the US has a president which seems to have a high 'charisma score' and very little grasp on reality.

Being able to wrap your head around the interconnectedness of resources in something as simple as a video game is just one factor. I'd like to know how much candidates can deal with the complexities with something as 'simple' as video game society: they could suck at it, and that could be fine if they have other qualities, but it could be a useful data point.

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