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On 6/4/25 3:36 PM, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 04/06/2025 19:26, rbowman wrote:
>> On Wed, 4 Jun 2025 11:56:30 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>
>>> Well yes, I agree. But ignorance is curable with experience. Downright
>>> stupidity is not.
>>> So there is hope for most of the USA, eventually.
>>
>> I despaired of that long ago. Same lies spoken by a revolving cast of
>> actors and the people believe it will be different 'this time'.
>>
>> https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/15750971-the-most-dangerous-
>> superstition
>>
>> Rose addresses the root problem. I can't say he sums it up since 'The 
>> Most
>> Dangerous Superstition' since he beats the dead horse at length.
>>
>> It appears Musk had the same delusion although it may only be sour 
>> grapes.
>> The big beautiful bill doesn't extend EV credits and doesn't use StarLink
>> for air traffic control.
>>
> My take is that even with the best intentions, which is debatable, the 
> problems that were so clearly expressed in the run up to the elections 
> are not that easy to fix. Not at all.
> Like Climate, the economy is a very complex interconnected brute that 
> defies modelling, and you tamper at your peril.


   By far, MOST people never got much of a sci-tech education.
   This includes politicians. They JUST DON'T KNOW ... and then
   can't understand why the damned nerds say they can't get
   there from here.