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by laomai 979 days ago
Why do I feel like we put more effort into vetting/interviewing employees than political candidates in the US?

Say we had to choose candidates like we choose employees, we should have: - individual tests for the employee (actual aptitude in things like strategy, diplomacy, math & statistics, science) - behavioral tests (how likely to lie/take risks) - etc.

Instead it all seems to boil down to statistics-backed popularity contests half-a-step up from elementary school class elections.