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Do you believe that people in high power leadership roles should meet certain criteria? If so, which criteria? (hexbear.net)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

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Currently in the capitalist west, people who have a large sway over how society is run display a disturbing lack of competence.

I mean, Trump and Bidens teams have both been in control of the most expensive military in the world. So they understand the long term impact of launching a nuke? I doubt it.

Elon Musk is in control of a huge electric car company. Doe he understand (or care) how to safely manage lithium? Mining? Is he even an engineer? He also controls the largest social media platform in the world, yet it's pretty clear he doesn't know (or maybe care) how to responsibly manage it.

What do you think? Should people have to be well educated in what they're in charge in? Should they have to display competence or be fired?

In a capitalist society, it might be elitist to say it, but in a society where education is free and everyone's needs are met? I think peoples competentcy in a wide range of disciplines should be highly scrutinized if they're going to be in control of something that affects everyone.

You wouldn't want someone operating on you if they weren't a certified surgeon, right?

What do you think? What should the prerequisites for power be?

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[–] ClimateChangeAnxiety@hexbear.net 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Yeah hard limit of 65 years old on all elected positions. The most important ones should be under 55.

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You shouldn't be able to do a wild thing and then die before you see the consequences. It's like an abstract form of age based terrorism. Strapping on the suicide vest of an about-to-be-clotted brain and driving into somebody else's future welfare cackling like the cryptkeeper. Shit sucks.

[–] ClimateChangeAnxiety@hexbear.net 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

“You don’t order food for the table right before you have to leave”

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's a fantastic way of putting it in polite discussion. Mind if I borrow it? It'll probably go over better than my cryptkeeper bit.

[–] ClimateChangeAnxiety@hexbear.net 4 points 9 months ago

Oh for sure, I took it from some standup comedian. I want to say it was Ryan Hamilton’s Happy Face but I’m very unsure

[–] Mardoniush@hexbear.net 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I think there's definitely an important place for both elder statespeople and representatives of older generations. That place is well away from the day to day running of government.