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Job hires should be done strictly on merit. Like for example, if you're a drunkard weekend network news talking head domestic abuser this obviously qualifies y
by bayarearefugee 2y ago
Job hires should be done strictly on merit.
Like for example, if you're a drunkard weekend network news talking head domestic abuser this obviously qualifies you to run the world's largest military and the largest single organization that is part of the US government.
Or if you've somehow managed to make decisions about your own health that led to having part of your brain eaten by a pork tapeworm in AD 2010 this clearly qualifies you to be responsible for the health initiatives of an entire nation.
Or if you've killed a homeless black person on the subway this obviously qualifies you as the sort of "move fast and break things" go-getter needed at a venture capital firm.
C'mon guys this is pretty common sense stuff.
- hyperdunc 2y ago[flagged]
- api 2y agoSo we should put believers in obviously crackpot theories in charge of physics departments? Would that re-ignite progress in physics? The current system has a lot of problems, but it can get much worse. We could end up with everything that's wrong with the current system plus more acceptance of crackpot bullshit. One of the key problems with populism is that while discontent with the establishment is often justified, populists overestimate how easy things are to fix and lack the expertise to judge alternatives. If you look around the world at revolutions, most of the time they result in things getting worse not better. It's much easier to break things than fix them.
- hyperdunc 2y agoYou're assuming it's possible to incrementally improve the situation, but maybe a "crackpot" is the best we can manage. If we could put someone truly, brilliantly competent and uncaptured in charge it would have happened already. Sometimes things need to get worse before they can be improved.
- WalterBright 2y ago> So we should put believers in obviously crackpot theories in charge of physics departments? Quantum mechanics didn't really gain ascendancy until the old guard of physicists died off. There are examples in every field. Like hand washing for surgeons. Like digital cameras vs film. Like personal computers vs mainframes. Automobiles vs horses. Democracy vs monarchy. Aircraft carriers vs battleships. I don't know much about RFK. But disruption now and then in conventional ways of doing things is often for the better.
- ToucanLoucan 2y agoNo physicians needed dying off for handwashing to become mainstream. We just said "Physicians: wash your fuckin hands or you don't get to be physicians anymore." and the problem largely went away. Was there a lot of grumbling, whining, and bitching? Yeah probably. Who cares? > But disruption now and then in conventional ways of doing things is often for the better. "We need some disruption!" shout the people who (believe that they) will not suffer the consequences of disruption.
- WalterBright 2y agoIt took a looooong time before handwashing before surgery became standard practice. Decades. Shameful.
- ToucanLoucan 2y agoAnd which handwashing are we targeting with vaccine-denying, ADHD-non-believing, brain-worm-having, RFK junior? Is he going to wrangle the insurance industry out of practicing medicine without a license, and end their rampant profiteering over literally essential-to-life services? Oh no he's just going to make it illegal to treat illnesses he doesn't think are real, which basically the entire legitimate medical profession disagrees on. Oh, and make sure that the <100 trans athletes in the entire United States can't compete. Awesome, great.
- WalterBright 2y ago
- drawkward 2y agoPlease explain why being an outsider has inherent merit? It seems like quite a drawback.
- the_doctah 2y agoBecause the last administration was almost entirely focused on pushing transgender lunacy and lying about covid vaccine efficacy.
- drawkward 2y agoI have mixed feelings on trans issues (dont think trans women should participate in women's sports, i do think parents should be able to choose medical treatment for thier trans kids, i think both those things merit a lot more research), however, the last admin was not pushing anything transgender. You fell for propaganda! As for covid vax efficacy: there is lots of non government research showing its efficacy. Your comment went 0 for 2.
- ToucanLoucan 2y agoMakes total sense to me, if I wanted to get a bad software dev team sorted, my ideal applicant to lead them would be an arc welder.
- drawkward 2y agoThe cool thing about hiring a baker to replace my car's transmission is i didnt have to give any money to BIG AUTO. Of course, my car still doesnt drive, but I got to stick it to BIG AUTO!
- hyperdunc 2y agoTo further feed these tortured analogies, your car is rusted and has no wheels. Replacing the transmission is pointless and it's time to send it to the wreckers and get a new car.
- UncleMeat 2y agoThe idea that RFK is somehow an outsider trying to tear down monied interests is ludicrous. Who do you think makes ivermectin!? How many gazillions of dollars is the supplement industry worth? RFK is out here saying that he is the only person saying people should exercise when every doctor on the goddamn planet is already saying that.
- the_doctah 2y ago[flagged]
- bayarearefugee 2y agoLooks like you're unable to refute the premise that its ridiculous that they talk about how bad DEI is and then consistently nominate cabinet members whose only qualification is fealty.
- the_doctah 2y agoI'm not the one saying RFK Jr. has brain worms with absolutely 0 facts to back it up.