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Yawn. So the OP writes a long post in order to show us that, based on an extremely biased sample, not everyone at the top of society is a blithering idiot. If
by time_management 18y ago
Yawn. So the OP writes a long post in order to show us that, based on an extremely biased sample, not everyone at the top of society is a blithering idiot.
If he really thinks there's "cream at the top", he should try hanging around real estate moguls and health insurance executives. That'll bring him back to the reality wherein shit, in fact, floats. VCs and hedge fund managers are nothing special compared to serious tech entrepreneurs and hackers, but compared to business executives as a whole, they're 99th-percentile, easily.
In any case, I think the reason the world is fucked up has more to do with ill-intended competent people than stupid, incompetent people. The Bushes and Palins may be genuinely stupid, but behind them are Cheneys, Roves, Romneys and Erik Princes-- thoroughly intelligent and competent, and even more thoroughly evil. The failure of U.S. society, for example, is not the result of error or entropy, but of plunder and malevolence. To blame it on "idiots in suits" is to inaccurate, in any case; the "suits" who excel in mainstream corporate America are neither intellectual nor curious people, but they have a fierce political/sycophantic intelligence that very few people can match.
- maxklein 18y agoWhat's wrong with U.S society? The richest country in the world, one of the best educated, diverse, peaceful, law abiding, willing to vote ethnic minorities to the highest office? Stop whining, the U.S may have some scratches, but by most yardsticks, it's one of the greatest countries in the world.
- osipov 18y ago>richest country in the world To be more precise, a country with the most rich people in the world. Furthermore, it is a country that is quickly growing rich less relative to other countries. >one of the best educated Not even close. The general population in US is poorly educated relative to other countries. This has been repeatedly shown in many international competitions. >peaceful really? Are you forgetting Iraq, Afghanistan, or even perhaps Oklahoma bombing? >law abiding This is is actually true, especially considering the how religious most of the US population is. >willing to vote ethnic minorities to the highest office Lets wait until this one actually happens
- steveplace 18y agoOne nitpick on the "peaceful" part. Foreign peace, nowhere close. But on the domestic side we've seen a steady decline of violent crimes for the past 15 years.
- time_management 18y agoJust look at our healthcare system. That alone stops any discussion of whether or not American society works. Europe successfully implemented universal healthcare decades ago.