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Summary

Vivek Ramaswamy criticized American culture for prioritizing “normalcy” over excellence, which leads tech companies hiring foreign-born workers over Americans.

In a post on X, he argued that U.S. culture celebrates mediocrity and undervalues nerdiness, hard work, and academic achievement.

His comments sparked backlash across the political spectrum, with critics labeling him out of touch with American culture.

The controversy may jeopardize his standing in the Trump administration.

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[–] suburban_hillbilly@lemmy.ml 153 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Never met a craftsman in my life who didn't want to produce excellence.

The reason they don't is because management at best doesn't value it, and more often punishes it. This is you and your buddies fault Vivek Ramaswamy, you absolute shit for brains knob.

[–] HootinNHollerin@slrpnk.net 73 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

100%. The amount of times management has derailed a good design of mine for some garbage based on their limited technical understanding and priority of fast and cheap that costs more in the long run

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

I was about to say, you know what happened at every workplace I've ever been at when I did excellent work? I got more work piled onto me. I didn't get a raise, I didn't get a promotion or any recognition other than that excellent work being recognized as my new baseline.

Eventually, you just decide to stop caring too much and settle for mediocrity because it's a hell of a lot easier than busting your ass for forty hours a week, so why bother doing that if you aren't getting anything for actually doing good work?

[–] Gork@lemm.ee 38 points 1 day ago

Which is absolutely dumb because you gain a solid reputation for craftsmanship when you consistently make great pieces of work. This drives business up.

I mean yeah I guess management could skimp and cut costs, but if that results in an inferior product, your customers will definitely notice it, and perhaps take their business elsewhere.

I hate short-sighted business decisions, but they're everywhere in modern life.