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my eyebrows may have raised when they left washington years ago, but these recent safety incidents have really caused me to start to doubt the new whartonized b

• zo1 3y ago
  I honestly think that subtle and accepted incompetence is becoming pervasive all around, and airplane manufacturers aren't excluded from that. We need to strongly move back to a meritocracy otherwise our civilization will fall, one airplane door at a time.
  • astrange 3y ago
    The word "meritocracy" was popularized by a book whose point was that it's a bad idea that can't work. Trying it is eg how you get Peter Principled. Sortition or other random promotion methods are actually the most theoretically correct afaik.
    • bombcar 3y ago
      Or the classic “nolo episcopari“ - only promote those who don’t want it. :)