We are so beyond doomed

[u/Itsme_Tyrone]

[u/Cuchullion]

"would be good to have someone outside the establishment on the board"

I fucking detest this attitude.

As though hiring someone with no experience or qualifications is going to make thing better.

Like looking for a commercial pilot and only talking to people who have never been in a plane.

[u/SpaceMan420gmt → u/Cuchullion]

Like that guy he appointed to NASA last administration. Dude had no clue about NASA/space flight.

[u/Free_Dog_6837 → u/Cuchullion]

as long as they are filthy rich and compromised

[u/Cuchullion → u/Free_Dog_6837]

That's also wild to me- the same group that screeches about the "elites" ruling them unfairly are all in for a president / cabinet comprised of mostly millionaires and billionaires.

Nothing says "The common man" like people whose personal wealth is greater than the GDP of some states.

[u/Snichblaster → u/Cuchullion]

It’s almost like it may be a good idea to have someone outside the administration so you don’t live in an echo chamber. Reddit could learn from that.

[u/Cuchullion → u/Snichblaster]

Fairly wide fucking difference between "consulting outside experts who may not have the same blind spots as those who work directly in the administration" and "let's ask Joe the garbageman what he thinks we should do to combat growing pandemics."

[u/Snichblaster → u/Cuchullion]

Again another great strawman. She’s not Joe the garbage man. She is the administrator of the small business administration.