[tanderson92]

On this point, Varoufakis, one of the founders of the DiEM25 movement that this article is implicitly referencing, recently said on a leftist podcast that part of the problem is the people you would want in government positions are those who don't want to stay there very long. That is, he views actual roles in power being viewed as something akin to jury duty a much healthier model than one where people want to become government ministers.

[buboard]

OK but he proved himself that you can do a lot of damage in just a few months.

[tanderson92]

That seems like an orthogonal point. I say that making no judgement either way about the quality of his governance.

[buboard]

if you are making no judgement, then you are simply ignoring the evidence. I can make a judgement because his work affected me directly. It was an extremely negative outcome for 5 months of work. So the point that you mention is wrong. How can this be orthogonal?

[tanderson92]

I think a fair reading of my previous comment will reveal that I was trying to avoid engaging on the possible harm of his policies. That is not the same as absolving him. Instead, it is saying that you can evaluate his point independently of that question.

[Apocryphon]

He was at Valve for at least a year.

[buboard]

he was a minister of finance for 5 months or so. i dont think he did anything substantial while in valve