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> honest, ethical, and selfless. We're talking about politics. It's a game that simply does not select for those attributes. We all would like altruistic bank
by tjwebbnorfolk 1y ago
> honest, ethical, and selfless.
We're talking about politics. It's a game that simply does not select for those attributes.
We all would like altruistic bankers and energetic, ambitious DMV workers, too.
There are many people with those qualities, but you will not find them in those fields.
- lapcat 1y ago> We're talking about politics. It's a game No, it's deadly serious. > that simply does not select for those attributes. I agree that it does not select for those attributes. Whether that's a simple matter is debatable, though perhaps it is simple: in the political system I live under, elections are pay-to-play and self-funded, inherently favoring candidates who can raise vast sums of money and thereby encouraging political corruption. > We all would like altruistic bankers and energetic, ambitious DMV workers, too. Note that these are not elected positions.
- tjwebbnorfolk 1y agoOf course it's deadly serious. Politicians could end the entire world with nuclear weapons. (They might still!). It is also a game, with players and objectives, and zero-sum outcomes for the players. You either get elected, or you don't, and it's up to each player to decide what they are willing to do in order to win.
- lapcat 1y agoIt's interesting how you don't consider the voters to be among the players.