Full transcript of the deleted interview between Gwynne Shotwell and Matt Desch

Appreciate the link; one hell of a read.

Two significant stand out thoughts:

  • Great Bird of the Galaxy, save us from the "Starving orphans could have eaten that Tesla!" - and a more philosophical one...100 million years - perhaps the universe made us to know itself, but that's an unthinkable accomplishment for a determined individual.

One hell of a statue.

  • Disappointed in the applied sexism; is no better than Affirmative Action.

In my years, I've known women welders; Sis maybe made some bolts that ended up on FRIDAY or even F9, or a Tesla.

Long story short, you have to want to.

Apparently few do, and I don't attribute it to sexual or power dynamics in the workplace or some "guys know better!" crap.

Women walk out of colleges with a better participation rate, these days, and last I checked, no one was running around grabbing pussies while stocking shelves or getting a migraine from calculus.

My hypothetical, rhetorical query is this:

Why aren't girls curious about shit under the hood, why aren't dads and boyfriends telling Princess about and to use a pipe for leverage on a stubborn lug nut from Day Zero?

They don't find that ambition and curiosity, so be it.

Me? I can sew, cook, bake, be a homemaker, make jewelry, and all sorts of things that are girly.

That said, unless you ignite that spark through necessity - whether "I'll do this, but you watch and learn" or as a father, involve your starry-eyed sprat...

You get someone with a knack who buys undies that say "juicy" - I have a daughter, it'll be the full and educational paradigm of "Here, hande that wrench."

...I could read and do the Wonderword through a little guidance.

Gals can, too. Still their choice.

Sorry about the rant.

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