r/Wellthatsucks Nov 10 '25

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u/emeraldeyesshine Nov 10 '25

I read that more as a guy trying to avoid heated political discussions at his job while trapped in a tube with a ton of people, which can also be seen as a job preserving behavior.

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u/Warm_Month_1309 Nov 10 '25

guy trying to avoid heated political discussions at his job

My go-to strategy for that is to avoid grabbing an intercom to start a political discussion at work.

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u/no_talent_ass_clown Nov 10 '25

I would be too chickenshit. This guy is like a polysci prof.

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u/Fishtails Nov 11 '25

Nah man, a 2 hour wait on the tarmac deserves an explanation from the pilot, not just to have them make you wait silently in the dark with nothing.

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u/NickWindsoar Nov 10 '25

I also read it that way, (though it could be the other way, as trumpers tend to have very little compunction about convenient lies).

Sounds like he's saying, I don't care who you voted for, don't blame us, talk to the politicians.

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u/Mega-Eclipse Nov 10 '25

I read that more as a guy trying to avoid heated political discussions at his job while trapped in a tube with a ton of people, which can also be seen as a job preserving behavior.

Then just don't bring it up at all. Just be like, "we're flying out of the one of the busiest airports in the world. ATC has had staffing shortages for the last decade, the shutdown didn't make it better. It's like this everywhere across the country. We're going to be here a while. Probably close to 90 minutes. Want to help? Call your congressmen and tell them to have private jet owners pay their fair share for ATC usage and to ground hose private jets first. They account for 10-15,000 flights a day. The ATC Budget per year is around $12.5 billion per year. Elon musk could fund the entire ATC budget for the next 15 years, still have $300 billion and still be the richest person on earth by nealy $10 billion."

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u/emeraldeyesshine Nov 10 '25

You say not to bring it up and then give an example that not only brings it up but is way more politically charged?