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You don't have to think fast to be a political leader. Plus you can delegate the thinking to subordinates.

by lordnacho 5y ago

ozim 5y ago
I think in any debate or discussion you have to be quite fast on thinking. When you have to think where to spend $20Mil or more you probably don't have to come up with stuff on the spot.
- lordnacho 5y ago
  > I think in any debate or discussion you have to be quite fast on thinking. Not really. If you watch a debate show like Question Time, everything that's said is utterly predictable. Politicians have spent years trotting out the same arguments. Everything is a set piece because you know what the topic is, and you have ample time to prepare. It's actually like this in most debates, it's only thinking if you haven't been there before. If you are just smart and you run into a person with is properly prepared, you will get demolished by well tested arguments backed up with established facts. If you get really old and your memory goes then you'll have a problem, but most of the talking head types are not that old yet, and they just give a canned response.
ClumsyPilot 5y ago
What is this nonsence, if poltical leaders don't think then why do we have select comittees in parliament, why do we have debates experts lining up to give evidence to Members Of Praliament, why do we have zukerberk being called in for questioning? These are processes that make a democracy tick, if they don't think, id they can't follow whats happening, the system doesn't work
- NhanH 5y ago
  > You don't have to think **fast** .... Seems like you skip a word in the GP's comment. Politicians has to think slowly, deliberately and (hopefully) correctly, which is to say that mental speed might not be the relevant factor at all.
torginus 5y ago
I think you have to be a quick thinker even if you run a shift at a fast food joint. The stakes are a bit higher here.

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You don't have to think fast to be a political leader. Plus you can delegate the thinking to subordinates.

by lordnacho 5y ago

You don't have to think fast to be a political leader. Plus you can delegate the thinking to subordinates.

ozim 5y ago
I think in any debate or discussion you have to be quite fast on thinking. When you have to think where to spend $20Mil or more you probably don't have to come up with stuff on the spot.
- lordnacho 5y ago
  > I think in any debate or discussion you have to be quite fast on thinking. Not really. If you watch a debate show like Question Time, everything that's said is utterly predictable. Politicians have spent years trotting out the same arguments. Everything is a set piece because you know what the topic is, and you have ample time to prepare. It's actually like this in most debates, it's only thinking if you haven't been there before. If you are just smart and you run into a person with is properly prepared, you will get demolished by well tested arguments backed up with established facts. If you get really old and your memory goes then you'll have a problem, but most of the talking head types are not that old yet, and they just give a canned response.
ClumsyPilot 5y ago
What is this nonsence, if poltical leaders don't think then why do we have select comittees in parliament, why do we have debates experts lining up to give evidence to Members Of Praliament, why do we have zukerberk being called in for questioning? These are processes that make a democracy tick, if they don't think, id they can't follow whats happening, the system doesn't work
- NhanH 5y ago
  > You don't have to think **fast** .... Seems like you skip a word in the GP's comment. Politicians has to think slowly, deliberately and (hopefully) correctly, which is to say that mental speed might not be the relevant factor at all.
torginus 5y ago
I think you have to be a quick thinker even if you run a shift at a fast food joint. The stakes are a bit higher here.