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borlandiaI think that computers have complicated lives very greatly," the president-elect said Wednesday, speaking to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
"The whole age of computer has made it where nobody knows exactly what is going on. And we have speed — we have a lot of other things, but I'm not sure we have the kind the security we need."
A lot to unpack here.
"Very greatly" isn't English. Trump really needs to work on his grammar.
The sentiment of this statement is ludicrous. Blaming computers for IT security issues and vulnerability is like saying an ignition and key are to blame for car theft. We don't have artificial intelligence. I don't have expertise on the subject, but it seems like everyone in the know is highly critical of our information security, and those warnings go all but completely dismissed.
Trump's not the only one to point fingers at here. This is a systematic problem with the way things are run in this country, and also a big problem in our government.
"Nobody knows exactly what is going on" is nonsense. There ARE people who know exactly what is going on. The bad news is that some of them are malicious in their intent and are probably looking for some sort of opportunity to commit cyber-terrorism, either for their own benefit, or as some perceived punitive measure against the United States. The other ones who do know "what's going on" get dismissed as "nerds" and are influenced by "the liberal American college system".
Remember how the "nerds" in high school got picked on, then grew up to be successful while the bullies grew up to mop floors or change the oil on their cars? Not quite the same, but there's a parallel here. It's not "nobody knows what's going on". The decision makers (that we elected) are the ones that don't know what's going on - and beyond that - they don't care to know.
Also, this will be used as a political chess piece. Wave goodbye to net neutrality and hello to censorship.
"The whole age of computer has made it where nobody knows exactly what is going on. And we have speed — we have a lot of other things, but I'm not sure we have the kind the security we need."
A lot to unpack here.
"Very greatly" isn't English. Trump really needs to work on his grammar.
The sentiment of this statement is ludicrous. Blaming computers for IT security issues and vulnerability is like saying an ignition and key are to blame for car theft. We don't have artificial intelligence. I don't have expertise on the subject, but it seems like everyone in the know is highly critical of our information security, and those warnings go all but completely dismissed.
Trump's not the only one to point fingers at here. This is a systematic problem with the way things are run in this country, and also a big problem in our government.
"Nobody knows exactly what is going on" is nonsense. There ARE people who know exactly what is going on. The bad news is that some of them are malicious in their intent and are probably looking for some sort of opportunity to commit cyber-terrorism, either for their own benefit, or as some perceived punitive measure against the United States. The other ones who do know "what's going on" get dismissed as "nerds" and are influenced by "the liberal American college system".
Remember how the "nerds" in high school got picked on, then grew up to be successful while the bullies grew up to mop floors or change the oil on their cars? Not quite the same, but there's a parallel here. It's not "nobody knows what's going on". The decision makers (that we elected) are the ones that don't know what's going on - and beyond that - they don't care to know.
Also, this will be used as a political chess piece. Wave goodbye to net neutrality and hello to censorship.
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