[vitajex]

Experienced enough to win this though: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39261861

[ShrimpHawk]

> who have little to no government experience

Decoding ancient scrolls has no relevance to government procedures.

[vitajex]

What he did to win the scroll competition had to do with data analysis, not ancient history, so of course it could be relevant. But none of us, including the author of the article, knows what they're specifically doing, so it's not possible to say how relevant it is. It's a pity the reporter didn't do some reporting about that, instead of writing a hit piece calling them lackeys.

[brigandish]

That seems entirely relevant - getting to the bottom of a cryptic and poorly documented puzzle without any help from the contemporaries (in the case of the scrolls, because the are dead, in the case of government employees, because it’s not in their interests).

I write that only half in jest. Maybe less than half.

[Xelynega]

Since when did winning competitions require experience optimizing costs across various industries?

I don't think anybody is doubting they're smart, just that they have no experience doing this kind of work and are now being trusted by the highest level of government to do it.

[mbesto]

That's impressive! Now how does that experience translate into financial accounting systems?

A SAP FICO consultant in Moldova is better qualified than these young men.

[ActionHank]

I mean that’s cool, but not what he will be remembered for.

Imagine being one of those 6 with your name on the list of people that destroyed US democracy.

[roboror]

That would be relevant if our governmental budgets were printed on ancient scrolls. What was the point of posting this?

[MeetingsBrowser]

I came in first place in my college CTF. Where do I sign up to decide which parts of the government should be shut down?

[MeetingsBrowser]

Found it. For anyone else interested https://neuralink.com/careers/apply/

[ahmeneeroe-v2]

I think Musk asked for applications on twitter.