So many comments came to mind as I reading this but the overarching one is this -
This is a terrifying moment to be a healthcare worker. I recognize that it's a terrifying time for a lot of people for a lot of reasons, but...well, I am a healthcare worker and so is my wife so this is pretty personal for me. It's not even the woo woo bullshit and the attempts at reversing FDA approval and Dr Oz's many crimes and RFK Jr's cowardice.
They're gonna do everything they can to either dismantle or privatize what meager public health infrastructure we already have.
This is going to be a disaster for American healthcare, for the millions of people who have to try to navigate the byzantine nightmare that is our shitty for-profit insurance system, and especially for those who have to deal with that while also trying not to have take time away from lest they lose they're fucking houses.
This is going to lead to more Luigi Mangiones. As much the assassination may be seen as a blow in the class war, it won't fix the problem.
A problem that is going to get drastically worse if trump and his cadre of idiots and grifters and con men are able to get away with their worst ideas.
I don't see how Musk isn't a technocrat by that definition, at least in the minds of his fans. I don't doubt he can do some engineering proficiently - many do doubt it, but the point is that his fans believe it. He is a guy who knows how some things work better than the masses, therefore he knows how anything he wants to talk about works better than the masses.
This is different from the crank-ness of RFK, who is "qualified" by not being exceptional in any commonly-recognized field (like engineering). And on Musk's side, the authority is rooted in (the perception of) pure technical competence. Sure people agree with his politics while his opinions sway with the wind, but they care because of the business built on tech. I don't see what to call that except "technocrat."
Oh, and the Biden admin has also been pretty terrible on the bird flu. I think they’re scared to piss off the dairy farmers with too much monitoring or shutdowns or whatever would be required. Also probably worried about the price of milk. The price of eggs is supposedly why Harris lost the election, and that has a lot to do with the bird flu. But Bobby’s going to shut down all of that industrial ag, so everything’s going to be fine, lol.
So many comments came to mind as I reading this but the overarching one is this -
This is a terrifying moment to be a healthcare worker. I recognize that it's a terrifying time for a lot of people for a lot of reasons, but...well, I am a healthcare worker and so is my wife so this is pretty personal for me. It's not even the woo woo bullshit and the attempts at reversing FDA approval and Dr Oz's many crimes and RFK Jr's cowardice.
They're gonna do everything they can to either dismantle or privatize what meager public health infrastructure we already have.
This is going to be a disaster for American healthcare, for the millions of people who have to try to navigate the byzantine nightmare that is our shitty for-profit insurance system, and especially for those who have to deal with that while also trying not to have take time away from lest they lose they're fucking houses.
This is going to lead to more Luigi Mangiones. As much the assassination may be seen as a blow in the class war, it won't fix the problem.
A problem that is going to get drastically worse if trump and his cadre of idiots and grifters and con men are able to get away with their worst ideas.
Also there's an irony to the whole raw-milk/anti-pasteurization trend - these people are basically opposed to boiling their milk.
Because that's essentially what pasteurization is.
I don't see how Musk isn't a technocrat by that definition, at least in the minds of his fans. I don't doubt he can do some engineering proficiently - many do doubt it, but the point is that his fans believe it. He is a guy who knows how some things work better than the masses, therefore he knows how anything he wants to talk about works better than the masses.
This is different from the crank-ness of RFK, who is "qualified" by not being exceptional in any commonly-recognized field (like engineering). And on Musk's side, the authority is rooted in (the perception of) pure technical competence. Sure people agree with his politics while his opinions sway with the wind, but they care because of the business built on tech. I don't see what to call that except "technocrat."
Perfect captions in this one. 🤌🏻
Oh, and the Biden admin has also been pretty terrible on the bird flu. I think they’re scared to piss off the dairy farmers with too much monitoring or shutdowns or whatever would be required. Also probably worried about the price of milk. The price of eggs is supposedly why Harris lost the election, and that has a lot to do with the bird flu. But Bobby’s going to shut down all of that industrial ag, so everything’s going to be fine, lol.
On a tangential note, Candace Owens sent her producer to Antarctica to discover whether the sun does indeed circle the Earth - and also whether or not Earth is flat. https://larryhogue.substack.com/p/the-earth-is-a-sphere?r=1hfx9
Hilarious captions!
I’ll just carry on with my oatmilk addiction for the next four years…