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Politicians generally aren't the bumbling idiots us computer enthusiasts would like to imagine they are.
by coderdude 11y ago
Politicians generally aren't the bumbling idiots us computer enthusiasts would like to imagine they are.
- TeMPOraL 11y agoI prefer to look at it this way: effectiveness of their ideas is one of the least important things they optimize for. They're driven by constraints that have little to do with actual value to society.
- Piskvorrr 11y agoIn other words, if it does appear idiotic for all the technical reasons, it would follow other reasons are at play. (Call me a cynic, but "pork-barrel" immediately comes to mind.)
- tremon 11y agoPerhaps not, but it's also quite rare for a minister to be a domain expert in his portfolio.