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Regardless of the politics of this case, I think it's time for anyone involved in public office to have basic tech literacy or be removed. These people can bar
by new_guy 5y ago
Regardless of the politics of this case, I think it's time for anyone involved in public office to have basic tech literacy or be removed.
These people can barely switch a light on and they're making pronouncements affecting people's lives ( see also: https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/15/f12-isnt-hacking-missouri-governor-threatens-to-prosecute-local-journalist-for-finding-exposed-state-data/ https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/15/f12-isnt-hacking-missouri-... )
- JumpCrisscross 5y ago> Regardless of the politics of this case, I think it's time for anyone involved in public office to have basic tech literacy or be removed Everyone says this about their industry or area of expertise, the most common being technical (tech) and financial literacy (finance) plus something out of the grab bag of biology, foreign policy, military strategy and developmental psychology.
- codezero 5y agoThat’s not asking too much imho :)
- mdp2021 5y agoAnd we need the development of a "non-doctrinal" discipline of "good sense", which was normally built on proficiency and expertise in other domains but seems today immensely urgent as a direct topic. One may think "logic", but it is much more subtle than that (especially in times in which also the clumsy use of logic-related instruments is widespread).