What’s awesome is that this kind of thing is objectively bad.
But 50% will defend it, not because they think it’s right necessarily, but because their guy is the one in charge and 99% of US voters form their opinions solely on the basis of convenience.
US Department of Energy is responsible for the transportation of all assembled nuclear weapons
This is the guy writting back door access into computer systems in the government? This can only end badly. One day when America’s enemy get aggressive enough they will exploit this weakness in our system he put in. It be 100% this guy’s fault when that happens.
You tell me a 23 years old can be compromised ! Who would have thought !
Heavy threats or promised large sum of money won’t be used against such a strong willfull man right ?
Ageism right here. There is nothing preventing a 23 year old from holding a security clearance and being as trustworthy as a 50 year old.
That 23 year old can easily be compromised. I know this because he was, by musk.
Brain development.
“ageism”
What are you, 14?
I’m almost old enough to be his father, and also old enough to recognise that you’re a fucking muppet
Oh god! Not the Muppet!
If you think any 23 year old should be allowed to create backdoors into the systems that control nukes then you are probably too young to properly judge this situation.
Criticising the installation of back doors is valid, trying to paint me as not old enough is hilarious and more ageism.
Not only am I old enough, I happen to be a cyber security expert, capable of understanding that a Government department has more than one system, and backdoors to one system does not magically grant access to nukes.
It’s just funny you crying agism and defending this guy for literally any reason
We both know why you’re here
I just don’t defend fascists because I know it leads to nothing good
He’s not defending anyone though, as I understand it he’s just saying that there are valid reasons for criticising this, but age isn’t among them
So you dont mind a inexperienced 23 years old running the energy dept. You know the one whom handles fissile materials etc…
And don’t forget he has no security clearance, was not vetted.
His age and his lack of clearance are entirely separate matters, one is worthy of criticism and the other isn’t.
What about experience? Can a 23 year old have the experience to understand the gravity of what he is dealing with?
How long before security in one of these departments physically stops these guys from waltzing in
I wouldn’t hold my breath. In the end, these are people trying to feed their families, which is going to be impossible if they are resisting this too hard. The attack by the magats is unprecedented in this respect.
It’s sad. This is how we get to “just following orders”, and I can’t say I blame them for not stopping them. Even if they wanted to, they’d just be replaced by someone who wouldn’t.
When someone without a family that can be disappeared when the orange turd has a hissyfit is in the way?
Imagine having worked there for years. You follow all those opsec and cybersecurity rules painstakingly because it’s all so important and everything. And then some student waltzes in and just does whatever.
A student who may very well be a malignant narcissist, who doesn’t understand how anything works outside of their highly niche studies.
