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It's obvious that Trump doesn't know any geniuses. - Lux Interior - 03-08-2025
I was reading this NYT article (gifted), and got to this snippet:
The exchange ended with Mr. Trump telling Mr. Duffy that he had to hire people from M.I.T. as air traffic controllers. These air traffic controllers need to be “geniuses,” he said.
OMFG! That would be the last person who should be doing ATC!
You need to be smart, sure. But you need to be focused doing a very stressful job day after day.
It takes a certain kind of person.
But not a genius.
I do (well, did) nuclear safety analysis. It can get rote & repetitive. I have an MS in NucE. I am not a genius.
We hired an MS from MIT and I said that she would not last a year doing what we do. Not because it was too hard, but that she was going to be bored.
She left after 8 months.
JFC.
Re: It's obvious that Trump doesn't know any geniuses. - GGD - 03-08-2025
Well, Trump thinks he's a Stable Genius, and that Musk is also a Genius.
So let's put both of them in ATC positions, and see how many pilots intentionally divert from landing at that airport.
Re: It's obvious that Trump doesn't know any geniuses. - Spock - 03-08-2025
GGD wrote:
Well, Trump thinks he's a Stable Genius, and that Musk is also a Genius.
The only Stable Genius I know is Mr Ed. So if Trump is a horse, we know which end he is.
Re: It's obvious that Trump doesn't know any geniuses. - abevilac - 03-08-2025
Open the barn door and put the Stable Genius out to pasture.
Re: It's obvious that Trump doesn't know any geniuses. - nwyaker - 03-08-2025
GGD wrote:
Well, Trump thinks he's a Stable Genius, and that Musk is also a Genius.
So let's put both of them in ATC positions, and see how many pilots intentionally divert from landing at that airport.
miley-laughing001:
Re: It's obvious that Trump doesn't know any geniuses. - Lizabeth - 03-08-2025
ATC is one of those jobs that I can't imagine pursuing as a career because of the high stress level.
Why would someone choose it?
Re: It's obvious that Trump doesn't know any geniuses. - steve... - 03-08-2025
nwyaker wrote:
[quote=GGD]
Well, Trump thinks he's a Stable Genius, and that Musk is also a Genius.
So let's put both of them in ATC positions, and see how many pilots intentionally divert from landing at that airport.
miley-laughing001:
miley-laughing001:
Re: It's obvious that Trump doesn't know any geniuses. - cbelt3 - 03-08-2025
Yes…
A classic ADHD gamer mentality kid is gonna blow up planes and expect them to respawn.
Re: It's obvious that Trump doesn't know any geniuses. - mrbigstuff - 03-09-2025
But his uncle went to MIT or some other story, ergo his obsession.