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What makes you think they don‘t? Actual physical visits are to eg finalze deals, when high-bandwidth communication is necessary. And by high-bandwidth I mean bo
by axiosgunnar 6y ago
What makes you think they don‘t? Actual physical visits are to eg finalze deals, when high-bandwidth communication is necessary. And by high-bandwidth I mean body language, spontaneous n-to-n conversations between all participants, etc.
- cblconfederate 6y agoi don't think decisions that affect millions should be based on body language
- bongoman37 6y agoWhat should they be based on? Its kind of stupid to ask people to behave like Spock like value maximizing machines.
- drdeadringer 6y agoWhile I see your point, I find commuting umpteen hours for a 5 minute conversation that could have been over the phone, over email, or over zoom-skype-jitsi rather soul-sucking. And Spock did have emotions.
- cblconfederate 6y ago> like value maximizing machines. thats the job of a head of state
- ben_w 6y agoMore like the Tal Shiar, if we’re using Trek references — politicians don’t try to deny emotions.
- cblconfederate 6y agothey should, it's just a job, not their personal drama
- ben_w 6y agoEveryone’s personal drama is their job, to some extent or another. You don’t get to run a country unless you can get people emotionally invested in you doing so, because if the electorate — be it the whole nation in a democracy or the aristocrats in a monarchy — is not into you, they’ll pick someone else instead of you.
- cblconfederate 6y agothe issue with democracy is that, because it relies on popularity, it selects for self-absorbed sociopaths. Being one is essential for getting elected but a nightmare after election
- ben_w 6y agoYou may find this worth your time: https://youtu.be/rStL7niR7gs https://youtu.be/rStL7niR7gs
- cblconfederate 6y agowe dont call heads of government rulers anymore, and being ruled is not something we aspire to
- ben_w 6y agoGiven the man’s well documented history of pathological dishonesty [0], I suspect that body language is how he was elected. [0] e.g. https://youtu.be/ZVOV3sU8Ays https://youtu.be/ZVOV3sU8Ays
- jen20 6y agoIt’s somewhat crazy that I can’t tell without clicking whether this is about Modi or Johnson.
- ben_w 6y agoInteresting. FWIW, Modi doesn’t have that kind of reputation in the sections of the UK news that I follow.
- skinnymuch 6y agoYes I assumed you meant Modi as well. Regardless of how I feel about both of them. It could happen any time two “populist” leaders are brought up that way.