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0 pointsafavour1d ago0 comments

Can we trust the FAA's conclusion?

Its previous head had a term that didn't expire until 2028 but he resigned after pressure from Elon Musk (who didn't like that he got fined), now a Trump-friendly head has been installed. What, realistically, would be the consequences if he lied? Likely none. Government officials lying on record is an every day occurrence these days.

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Esophagus41d ago

True! Assumptions and speculation are always better.

I’m glad we’ve made our conclusions up front before the report has even come out.

That saves me a lot of reading!

afavourOP1d ago

Come on, this is silly. The fact that air traffic controllers are overworked is neither an assumption nor speculation. It is very widely documented.

Esophagus41d ago

The only thing we know so far is from two minutes of ATC audio.

That’s literally it. Anything else is speculation and extrapolation.

But don’t let that stop you if you already know what caused the tragedy.

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mmooss1d ago

It does not at all mean that this controller was overworked when this crash happened; that would be failed reasoning and misuse of evidence. It just raises the question, which should be looked at.

It's scary that so many don't seem to know the difference. This is how misinformation starts and spreads.

pc861d ago

You're 100% right, a "Trump-friendly" administrator has been "installed" so we can't trust the FAA's conclusions. The last guy quit so this guy is definitely going to lie.

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0 pointsafavour1d ago0 comments

Can we trust the FAA's conclusion?

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Esophagus41d ago

True! Assumptions and speculation are always better.

I’m glad we’ve made our conclusions up front before the report has even come out.

That saves me a lot of reading!

afavourOP1d ago

Come on, this is silly. The fact that air traffic controllers are overworked is neither an assumption nor speculation. It is very widely documented.

Esophagus41d ago

The only thing we know so far is from two minutes of ATC audio.

That’s literally it. Anything else is speculation and extrapolation.

But don’t let that stop you if you already know what caused the tragedy.

1 more reply

mmooss1d ago

It does not at all mean that this controller was overworked when this crash happened; that would be failed reasoning and misuse of evidence. It just raises the question, which should be looked at.

It's scary that so many don't seem to know the difference. This is how misinformation starts and spreads.

pc861d ago

You're 100% right, a "Trump-friendly" administrator has been "installed" so we can't trust the FAA's conclusions. The last guy quit so this guy is definitely going to lie.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse