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Now I'm more on the side of him being delusional.

zeroq 1y ago
"At this point I think I know more about manufacturing than anyone currently alive on Earth." It's that dumbass at your work who thinks that solely because he landed a job that pays him more than their parents ever made combined in his early 20s he can school everyone on every topic imaginable, from nutrition to religion. Him and Elon makes way more than that dumbass so ego get inflated even more. I don't especially like Tucker Carlson, but I think the more screen time we'll give to this people with an open mic it's better for everyone to have a first hand experience of how detached from reality these people are.
- johnnienaked 1y ago
  Absolutely right, and it's ubiquitous across organizations too. I've never met an executive I respect. They're all absolute experts at appearing competent.
  - aswegs8 1y ago
    I mean, they're selected for it so that's not surprising
    - johnnienaked 1y ago
      I guess the surprising part is that appearing competent is more important to shareholders than being competent
      - estimator7292 1y ago
        Actually checking if someone is competent requires actual work, though. Work is for lesser people. Shareholders just know if a person is or is not competent, that's why they have so much money, right?
- blitzar 1y ago
  It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt
  - IT4MD 1y ago
    Thanks for the example.
    - blitzar 1y ago
      The pleasure was all mine.
- FuckButtons 1y ago
  >I don't especially like Tucker Carlson, but I think the more screen time we'll give to this people with an open mic it's better for everyone to have a first hand experience of how detached from reality these people are. Idk, seems like we’re in a pretty shit situation politically right now because many delusional men were given an open microphone access. As much as it would be nice to believe we lived in a world where people can discern truth from illusion, that doesn’t seem to be the case. And, given that, it seems like the wisest course of action would be to come up with some means of forcing mass media to adhere to fact and remove from public discourse anyone who refuses to acknowledge or espouse it, lest they bend reality in their interest, but instead we decided to invent machines for manufacturing the most sophisticated lies ever seen and disseminate them to everyone. It’s not going to end well.
  - delichon 1y ago
    > As much as it would be nice to believe we lived in a world where people can discern truth from illusion, that doesn’t seem to be the case. > And, given that, it seems like the wisest course of action would be to come up with some means of forcing mass media to adhere to fact and remove from public discourse anyone who refuses to acknowledge or espouse it... How is it a wise course of action for people to force people to adhere to fact if we don't live in a world where people can discern truth? Don't you see the contradiction?
    - tejasvi88 1y ago
      I read the parent as very subtle satire. They are following the logical conclusion of the desire to suppress disagreeable speech.
      - deleted 1y ago
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b00ty4breakfast 1y ago
I can never tell if these guys have come to genuinely love the smell of their own farts or if they're just constantly in sales mode. Like maybe all those hours in meetings with investors and shareholder or whatever has gotten them stuck, like your mom used to warn you about when you'd make faces at your little brother.
- llbbdd 1y ago
  When your job is to constantly be making the pitch for your company, and you live in a world where every conversation you have can be news before the end of the day, the mask can never come off.
- dmbche 1y ago
  If they know it won't bring in revenue, they can't get out of "sales mode" because when the runway stops they get left out. Like musical chairs with one chair left, you want to keep the game going if you don't think you can get it. And you're filthy rich as long as the game's going.
- Auracle 1y ago
  Have you every talked to someone that’s been in sales for a long time when they’re not at work? Some of them (almost) never turn it off. It’s unfortunate because it makes them seem completely disingenuous.

"At this point I think I know more about manufacturing than anyone currently alive on Earth." It's that dumbass at your work who thinks that solely because he landed a job that pays him more than their parents ever made combined in his early 20s he can school everyone on every topic imaginable, from nutrition to religion. Him and Elon makes way more than that dumbass so ego get inflated even more. I don't especially like Tucker Carlson, but I think the more screen time we'll give to this people with an open mic it's better for everyone to have a first hand experience of how detached from reality these people are.

johnnienaked 1y ago
Absolutely right, and it's ubiquitous across organizations too. I've never met an executive I respect. They're all absolute experts at appearing competent.
- aswegs8 1y ago
  I mean, they're selected for it so that's not surprising
  - johnnienaked 1y ago
    I guess the surprising part is that appearing competent is more important to shareholders than being competent
    - estimator7292 1y ago
      Actually checking if someone is competent requires actual work, though. Work is for lesser people. Shareholders just know if a person is or is not competent, that's why they have so much money, right?
blitzar 1y ago
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt
- IT4MD 1y ago
  Thanks for the example.
  - blitzar 1y ago
    The pleasure was all mine.
FuckButtons 1y ago
>I don't especially like Tucker Carlson, but I think the more screen time we'll give to this people with an open mic it's better for everyone to have a first hand experience of how detached from reality these people are. Idk, seems like we’re in a pretty shit situation politically right now because many delusional men were given an open microphone access. As much as it would be nice to believe we lived in a world where people can discern truth from illusion, that doesn’t seem to be the case. And, given that, it seems like the wisest course of action would be to come up with some means of forcing mass media to adhere to fact and remove from public discourse anyone who refuses to acknowledge or espouse it, lest they bend reality in their interest, but instead we decided to invent machines for manufacturing the most sophisticated lies ever seen and disseminate them to everyone. It’s not going to end well.
- delichon 1y ago
  > As much as it would be nice to believe we lived in a world where people can discern truth from illusion, that doesn’t seem to be the case. > And, given that, it seems like the wisest course of action would be to come up with some means of forcing mass media to adhere to fact and remove from public discourse anyone who refuses to acknowledge or espouse it... How is it a wise course of action for people to force people to adhere to fact if we don't live in a world where people can discern truth? Don't you see the contradiction?
  - tejasvi88 1y ago
    I read the parent as very subtle satire. They are following the logical conclusion of the desire to suppress disagreeable speech.
    - deleted 1y ago
      [deleted]

b00ty4breakfast 1y ago

I can never tell if these guys have come to genuinely love the smell of their own farts or if they're just constantly in sales mode. Like maybe all those hours in meetings with investors and shareholder or whatever has gotten them stuck, like your mom used to warn you about when you'd make faces at your little brother.

llbbdd 1y ago
When your job is to constantly be making the pitch for your company, and you live in a world where every conversation you have can be news before the end of the day, the mask can never come off.
dmbche 1y ago
If they know it won't bring in revenue, they can't get out of "sales mode" because when the runway stops they get left out. Like musical chairs with one chair left, you want to keep the game going if you don't think you can get it. And you're filthy rich as long as the game's going.
Auracle 1y ago
Have you every talked to someone that’s been in sales for a long time when they’re not at work? Some of them (almost) never turn it off. It’s unfortunate because it makes them seem completely disingenuous.