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That sentence seems like the most irrelevant part of all of what I’ve read. They could have easily rephrased that sentence to simply say “They expressed intere
by cj 2y ago
That sentence seems like the most irrelevant part of all of what I’ve read.
They could have easily rephrased that sentence to simply say “They expressed interest in working with us” and the point they’re making is the same.
- echoangle 2y agoIsn’t the implication of the sentence that they were chosen specifically for those properties and wouldn’t have been chosen otherwise?
- superb_dev 2y agoThe implication is that they were chosen because of that, but not that this was the only qualification. It could easily be that multiple teams looked qualified during bidding for the job and that this was the distinguishing factor.
- simpaticoder 2y ago[flagged]
- Dylan16807 2y ago> No other qualification was mentioned. That's because "ability to do the project" is a given. It is always a requirement, outside of specific corruption scenarios.
- zarathustreal 2y ago[flagged]
- Dylan16807 2y agoYes, as long as nobody's being paid off by Big Gay.
- Y_Y 2y agoAsk HN: How can I get on the payroll of Big Gay?
- A4ET8a8uTh0 2y agoAnd yet, a party to this conflict thought it was a relevant piece of information to the audience. Now, the fact that OP noted it as interesting is not completely without merit. After all, interested party certainly thought it was worth to mention.
- firesteelrain 2y agoIt’s supposed to provoke an emotional response
- squigz 2y agoIn who, I wonder? Most people I see reacting emotionally appear to be opposed to even mentioning that.
- firesteelrain 2y agoTo those sympathetic to awarding contracts to those with that societal lean. It’s irrelevant to their ability to perform a contract for DEFCON. If that was never mentioned it would have never been a point at all. If it was meant to be a point then it can make people think that those with that societal lean are poor performers. It’s not helping their cause.
- smsm42 2y agoIf they have to reach for idpol at the start to make their case, my immediate suspicion is the case is not that strong.
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