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4k NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred resignation program

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Re: 4k NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred resignation program

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Post by bluealienpie »

sokoloff wrote: post #5
arghandugh wrote: post #2

Thanks, tech industry! A generational disruption in all forms of science and the destruction of the crown jewels of America’s last century, but at least now you get to be ruled by a violent senile pedophile and his deranged crackhead enablers.

What part of this do you think is the fault of the “tech industry”? The tech industry certainly has its flaws and things to criticize, but this doesn’t seem part of it, unless I’m missing a connection somehow.

Probably the creation of techno-fascist state, or at least the desire to have one as outlined by Thiel and co. The excessive deference that all tech companies have had towards elected leaders instead of striving for independence under the law, and now they strive to co-opt government to achieve their goals.

Re: 4k NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred resignation program

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Post by [deleted] »

sokoloff wrote: post #5
arghandugh wrote: post #2

Thanks, tech industry! A generational disruption in all forms of science and the destruction of the crown jewels of America’s last century, but at least now you get to be ruled by a violent senile pedophile and his deranged crackhead enablers.

What part of this do you think is the fault of the “tech industry”? The tech industry certainly has its flaws and things to criticize, but this doesn’t seem part of it, unless I’m missing a connection somehow.

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Re: 4k NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred resignation program

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Post by mittensc »

kortilla wrote: post #6
arghandugh wrote: post #2

Thanks, tech industry! A generational disruption in all forms of science and the destruction of the crown jewels of America’s last century, but at least now you get to be ruled by a violent senile pedophile and his deranged crackhead enablers.

The tech industry overwhelmingly voted against Trump. Pick a different boogeyman

who did most of the tech billionaires sponsor?

Re: 4k NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred resignation program

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Post by whoknowsidont »

sokoloff wrote: post #5
arghandugh wrote: post #2

Thanks, tech industry! A generational disruption in all forms of science and the destruction of the crown jewels of America’s last century, but at least now you get to be ruled by a violent senile pedophile and his deranged crackhead enablers.

What part of this do you think is the fault of the “tech industry”? The tech industry certainly has its flaws and things to criticize, but this doesn’t seem part of it, unless I’m missing a connection somehow.

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Re: 4k NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred resignation program

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Post by jakubmazanec »

sokoloff wrote: post #5
arghandugh wrote: post #2

Thanks, tech industry! A generational disruption in all forms of science and the destruction of the crown jewels of America’s last century, but at least now you get to be ruled by a violent senile pedophile and his deranged crackhead enablers.

What part of this do you think is the fault of the “tech industry”? The tech industry certainly has its flaws and things to criticize, but this doesn’t seem part of it, unless I’m missing a connection somehow.

Some of the tech industry leaders were going all-in on Trump before the election [1].

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40562399

Re: 4k NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred resignation program

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Post by sour-taste »

kortilla wrote: post #6
arghandugh wrote: post #2

Thanks, tech industry! A generational disruption in all forms of science and the destruction of the crown jewels of America’s last century, but at least now you get to be ruled by a violent senile pedophile and his deranged crackhead enablers.

The tech industry overwhelmingly voted against Trump. Pick a different boogeyman

The workers did, the people with money welcomed him with open arms hoping for less regulation and big contracts. Look in the row behind trump during his inauguration if you need proof.

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Post by Ygg2 »

arghandugh wrote: post #2

Thanks, tech industry! A generational disruption in all forms of science and the destruction of the crown jewels of America’s last century, but at least now you get to be ruled by a violent senile pedophile and his deranged crackhead enablers.

> ruled by a violent senile pedophile and his deranged crackhead enablers

Which one?

If you want to blame anyone, try the financial sector and financialization of everything. They fed the conflagration and created perfect condition for Trump-like figure to rise.

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Post by OhioMan2943 »

Ygg2 wrote: post #18
arghandugh wrote: post #2

Thanks, tech industry! A generational disruption in all forms of science and the destruction of the crown jewels of America’s last century, but at least now you get to be ruled by a violent senile pedophile and his deranged crackhead enablers.

> ruled by a violent senile pedophile and his deranged crackhead enablers Which one? If you want to blame anyone, try the financial sector and financialization of everything. They fed the conflagration and created perfect condition for Trump-like figure to rise.

It's a very worthwhile story to follow imo :)

Re: 4k NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred resignation program

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Post by kacesensitive »

I know a few of these people. The two I've spoken with since their resignation basically said, "we're definitely getting laid off unless something insane changes with the funding cuts so at least this way we get a severance."

It's really sad how our NASA funding is the lowest it's been since 1961.

https://www.planetary.org/articles/nasa-2026-budget-proposal...

I'm so sick of the not only incompetent leadership in the U.S., but the literal anti-science stance our government has taken. We're 6 months into this nightmare, I really can't see how it can get worse.

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