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.
Oh it is both incredibly fun and eye opening having to audit any security. I was a simulated opponent during combat manoeuvres a few times and the amount of sabotage, smuggling and theft you get away with is worrisome. Success is honestly a question of your fearlessness to try.
I use an old school, double edge razor to shave, and forgot to put my toiletries in my checked luggage on one leg of a tour. TSA caught the razor and told me I need to throw away my blade. What they missed was the 10-pack of replacement blades in the same bag.
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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).