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I wouldn't be excited by Zuckerberg, nor do I want him to have any political office. But at least I'd know that political office doesn't have an idiot sitting i

• Inconel 10y ago
  Sadly, I don't really think that intelligence is necessarily a hedge against bad governance or poor ethics. I certainly dislike the every man populist anti-intellectualism I see in US politics, particularly on the Republican side, but there have been plenty of politicians with very impressive academic resumes who I've been equally disappointed in.
  • erelde 10y ago
    What I meant by "If that's any consolation" was: At least if I know someone (imo) intelligent is in charge, even if they do (imo) bad things, I can tell myself that they do it for a reason, have thought about it and came to a different conclusion than me, which is "fine", I can deal with that. Maybe even discuss with them about it. On the other hand... Stupid doesn't think, has no reasoning behind its action and can't be reasoned with.
    • marchenko 10y ago
      In a democracy, a stupid self-interested politician is often a better choice than an intelligent ideologue. To the extent that I've been able to discern any personality at all from Zuckerberg, his positions appear to be negative verging on malevolent (e.g. privacy).
• tempodox 10y ago
  By dismissing The Troll as an idiot, you're falling for his manipulative strategy.