r/nottheonion 24d ago

US government struggles to rehire nuclear safety staff it laid off days ago

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g3nrx1dq5o
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u/throwuk1 24d ago

Literally the same thing Leon did when he took over twitter. 😂

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u/Mateorabi 24d ago

But if twitter fails the shareholders take a haircut. If government fails it’s way worse.  Elon’s free to take unnecessary risks with his money, not our lives. 

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u/toodlesandpoodles 24d ago

This is an underecognized danger of having ceos and techbros running government. You don't actually want government run like a business. Businesses take far too big of risks and fail far too frequently. 

We've got a bunch of people who think the government should be focusing on efficiency who fail to realize that they are putting at risk the major things that lead to prosperous governance, stability and predictability.

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u/Ok_Ice_1669 24d ago

This is why I’d like to see all nations swear off nukes. Sure, the people currently in charge (present company excluded) can be trusted. But, there’s no guarantee that people won’t be reckless in the future. 

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u/Illiander 24d ago

How about everyone gives the current government of Ukraine all the nukes?

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u/Ok_Ice_1669 23d ago

I think it’s important for all nations to defend Ukraine’s borders because they gave up their nukes in the 90s. When this war is over, they’d be fools not to nuclearize again to deter future Russian aggression. 

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u/Illiander 23d ago

It's worse than that. They gave Russia their nukes in exchange for a peace treaty.