fiatjaf / @fiatjaf (RSS Feed) on Nostr: **RT @jeffreyatucker:** I was on an interview yesterday and the curious interviewer ...
**RT @jeffreyatucker:**
I was on an interview yesterday and the curious interviewer asked me: "Why did so many libertarians fail to opposed the closures and mandates?"
I was suddenly stumped for an easy and quick answer. Thinking for a moment, I finally just said what I think is the real answer: they "trusted the science" and had no clue why they should not.
I do think that's the right answer and it pertains to the left and right too. "Trusting the science" was also the best way to avoid being cancelled and harming one's career. That's the magic combination: trust and careerism. Suddenly, one's principles are out the window when they matter the most.
https://nitter.moomoo.me/jeffreyatucker/status/1661380257398620160#m
I was on an interview yesterday and the curious interviewer asked me: "Why did so many libertarians fail to opposed the closures and mandates?"
I was suddenly stumped for an easy and quick answer. Thinking for a moment, I finally just said what I think is the real answer: they "trusted the science" and had no clue why they should not.
I do think that's the right answer and it pertains to the left and right too. "Trusting the science" was also the best way to avoid being cancelled and harming one's career. That's the magic combination: trust and careerism. Suddenly, one's principles are out the window when they matter the most.
https://nitter.moomoo.me/jeffreyatucker/status/1661380257398620160#m