What If Biden, Trump and RFK Jr Were Dumped?

 If you went up to most Americans and said....you'd don't need a Jesus-like character for President....you just need a downsizing of the federal government (massive budget cut) and some executive-like guy to fill the role for eight years.

Who?

Well....I'd dump all 100 Senators.  

I'd dump the 50 governors.

You can't have Elon (he's got better things to do).

You can't have any technology geek, because they lack common sense.

Vivek?  Well....yeah, that's about the only guy capable of filling the role.

Just Thinking

 I sat and watched a ten-minute interview with Yuval Noah Harari....one of those PhD types who spends time thinking about what we teach kids today and whether it has any value in the future. 

So he got onto this one topic.....today (2024)....we have NO idea what to teach young people that will still be relevant in twenty years.  

The art of typing?  Yeah, I would imagine voice recognition will be replacing typing by 2035.

Most math skills?  Replaced by AI within twenty years.

Driving a car skill?  I'd easily say by 2040....more than half the nation will not have a need to drive themselves.

The art of brewing beer?  I would imagine by 2050....in America...fewer than 500 folks will have the skill to do it.

Bartending?  Why?  AI will arrive via a machine....ready to make 1,000 mixed drinks.  Just some kid name 'Woody' to reload the cannisters in the basement will be needed.

Car repair?  Some AI system named 'Barney' will be set up in a garage, with two half-wit guys to drive the cars into place and hook up the system.

Piggly-Wiggly clerk ladies?  All replaced by 2050.....AI.

My question....more than half the US population probably won't need to get educated beyond the 7th grade.  Their jobs?  Curious question and no answer.

Three Thoughts

 1.  Some folks went out and did the audience numbers for the State of the Union address.

Folks, 18 to 34?  5-percent watched the address.

Folks, 35 to 54?  19-percent watched the address.

Folks, 55 and over? 75-percent watched the address.

Only 8-million Americans down from age 54....watched it.  

2.  Tomorrow night (Monday) is Oscar night.

The last time I watched a Oscar show?  1983.  

I sat and thought about it.  Back in my early Air Force years, with a 50-cent ticket....I'd probably go six to ten times a month to a movie.  Since 2000?  I probably go one to two times a year to some movie.

To be honest, I would probably rate most movies produced these days as 'crap', and feel stupid having paid $10 for a ticket and another $8 for a popcorn/soda.

The last time at a theater and feeling 'value' for a great movie?  2011....with the movie 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo'.  

My point on this topic....it's just a lot of crappy movie being made today, which aren't worth wasting 2 hours in viewing.

3.  L A county has said officially (Sat evening)....that the primary counting business is NOT over for them....they still have around 305,000 ballots to count. 

Most estimate they won't officially conclude things until Tuesday evening (at best).  

Just makes no sense.