One of my jobs when I was younger was to administer the electronic certification exams for TSA agents. When I tell you that the majority of the candidates legitimately didn't know how to type their name in a computer with a keyboard and mouse, I tell no lie. I had to teach most candidates the basics of using a mouse and keyboard (this was in the early 2000s).
It really was never about security, but the theater of it. And the people they notoriously look for aren't the type that could actually discover dangers, anyway; and it's been proven on many occasions. In the US, we tend to pick the worst solution to a problem, then blame the political opponents when it doesn't work, rather than come up with a competent solution.
Really the only thing that has changed that stopped future 9/11 styled attacks was hardening of cockpit doors from an actual security standpoint. However passengers reacting to hijackers now because it's no longer "oh we are going to Cuba I guess" but "I could be in a missile now" instead is also occuring.
Yeah you see how even just getting a rowdy now gets you ziptied and duct-tapped to a chair. If someone was actually trying to effect an attack I don't think they'd survive to see the landing. People get on planes these days with a "Wish a motherfucker would" mindset as opposed to the pre-9/11 mindset of "they just want money, this is a minor inconvenience"
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u/VaginaTractor 29d ago
One of my jobs when I was younger was to administer the electronic certification exams for TSA agents. When I tell you that the majority of the candidates legitimately didn't know how to type their name in a computer with a keyboard and mouse, I tell no lie. I had to teach most candidates the basics of using a mouse and keyboard (this was in the early 2000s).