Thoughts on trust and where we are heading

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gzt

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#3483735 24-Apr-2026 14:18

roobarb:
And so it goes
AI replacing air traffic controllers ‘not going to happen’

He just missed adding the word "yet"

The biggest real problem the USA has is a shortage of air traffic controllers leading to stress and overwork for those remaining. It's not a good recipe for safety.

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#3483762 24-Apr-2026 16:18

If you're not trustworthy then that will have an impact to your reputation. If you don't care for your reputation then you may not care so much for being trustworthy.

As an IT worker being trustworthy is imperative. If I couldn't be trusted, my career would be over in an instant.

You're not on Atlantis anymore, Duncan Idaho.

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#3483766 24-Apr-2026 16:24

gzt:

The biggest real problem the USA has is a shortage of air traffic controllers leading to stress and overwork for those remaining. It's not a good recipe for safety.

Apparently the problem goes back to Reagan and sackings back in the early 80s due to industrial action, it affected the career patterns required to maintain a pipeline of trained staff.

Former air traffic controller says Donald Trump's comments about the FAA's staffing policies were 'ill-informed'

When a reporter questioned how the president could 'come to the conclusion right now that diversity had something to do with this crash', Trump replied "because I have common sense".

Everything is either Biden's fault, Obama's fault or the fault of DEI. It is easy being president when all you need to do is talk out of your arse.

Ah, nothing to do with DEI.

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