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The government doesn't use SQL (programming.dev)

submitted 4 weeks ago by suy@programming.dev to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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See the post on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/provisionalidea.bsky.social/post/3lhujtm2qkc2i

According to many comments, the US government DOES use SQL, and Musk is not understanding much what's going on.

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[-] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 399 points 4 weeks ago

[-] barkingspiders@infosec.pub 71 points 4 weeks ago

this really needs more circulation because too goddamn many people still believe his PR

[-] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 44 points 4 weeks ago

That's phrased brilliantly, and capturey my own perception of Musk

[-] affiliate@lemmy.world 14 points 4 weeks ago

i agree but would like to add that it’s generally good practice to stay away from rockets

[-] neatobuilds@lemmy.today 5 points 4 weeks ago

Even red ones?

[-] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 12 points 3 weeks ago

ESPECIALLY red ones.

They go faster.

[-] Klear@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah. If you ever fly a rocket, you want to fly low and slow to be safe.

[-] oo1@lemmings.world 11 points 4 weeks ago

I hope the screenshot dude is also going to stop this unquestioning belief in the things people say or claim without evidence.

Those first two paragraphs look like a tendency to prefer hero-worship to critical thought; that seems to be a fairly widespread problem in humans from long before this latest batch of demagogues.

There's also a hint of "I'm not an 'expert' in it so I can't (be bothered) to understand anything about it" also a very depressingly common attitude.

[-] frezik@midwest.social 32 points 4 weeks ago

We all have to rely on somebody to be an expert in fields outside our own. Years ago, if Elon said "Falcon 9 launch yesterday failed due to xyz", I assumed he had the actual experts giving him notes. The Xhitter debacle showed how much he doesn't listen to those people.

[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 20 points 4 weeks ago

It's kind of funny, but we all do this to some extent. I used to think most people on Reddit were super smart. If someone says stuff with authority, then it's easy to believe what they're saying and assume they know what they're talking about.

But then every once in a while, I'd come across a topic that I know deeply about - and the comment would just be blatantly wrong, but still have tons of up votes. It really made me start second guessing all the other comments I had read and thought were smart, but it's an easy trap to fall into.

I guess what I'm really saying, is that you all are a bunch of morons, probably.

[-] Steve@startrek.website 8 points 4 weeks ago

Confirmed, am moron.

[-] Klear@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 weeks ago

You say that with confidence so I'm going to trust you on that 100%.

[-] oo1@lemmings.world -3 points 4 weeks ago

I just dont get why you have to assume that though?

Maybe I'm a pessimist, but I've met and worked with enough humans that I think the best assumtion is that they're all full of shit until they prove otherwise.

It's fine to rely on experts for some things, but if those experts aren't subject to independent scrutiny or directly independent of the claim or sunjecy under test, or can't give clear testable /replicable evidence, I'd just not put much weight on their testimony as a source of evidence.