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I think it's fair to say the "why not inject yourself with bleach!" people shouldn't be running the show while there's a class of people who do what people tell
by onion2k 2y ago
I think it's fair to say the "why not inject yourself with bleach!" people shouldn't be running the show while there's a class of people who do what people tell them without questioning whether it's a good idea. People in power have a responsibility not to suggest things that would kill people. That isn't a high bar.
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- hshshshsvsv 2y agoThis assumes people are stupid and have no intelligence of their own and needs to be told what they should be doing.
- onion2k 2y agoNot quite. It assumes that some people don't verify what they're told, and so follow what people in authority tell them. That means people in authority have a responsibility not to abuse their authority. If everyone was rational and didn't do what they were told, choosing to verify everything and only follow what was appropriate, then the entire marketing, ad, government, legal, prison, etc industries would all collapse because they wouldn't be necessary any more. It's fairly obvious that there are people who follow dangerous, stupid advice.
- hshshshsvsv 2y agoOkay. That's fair.
- JKCalhoun 2y agoI'd prefer that the people elected to lead are smarter than I am.
- robotresearcher 2y agoYou make a case against stupid and irresponsible people that I agree with completely. Entertainers are not necessarily these things. Just like lawyers - presidents are often lawyers - are not necessarily brilliant paragons.