Mathematics does not build cars, marchers tell Ford Motor Company

[Jet-Fighter7700]

can you believe such things???, saw this and just burst out laughing at their stupidity.
what do they think, cars just operate by magic?
I thought back to the Scene in idiocracy where Frito is describing the time machine to Joe.


Pretoria - People, and not mathematics, build cars at the Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa in Pretoria.

This is according to people who marched from Mamelodi, Eersterust and Nellmapius yesterday to the carmaker and the Tshwane Automotive Special Economic Zone to demand work opportunities. The group staged a similar march a few weeks ago.

https://www.iol.co.za/pretoria-news/news/mathematics-does-not-build-cars-marchers-tell-ford-motor-company-259173d8-3fa5-44d4-997d-f9dfbe000cb6

 

[konfab]

They were reacting to the company’s representative Shibishi Maruatona, who said many young people from the communities did not study maths as required at job-entry level.
However, the protesters, led by Tshwane Bahlali Dudula, urged Ford to remove the pure mathematics prerequisite “because a majority of pupils in high schools in surrounding communities were not doing pure mathematics”.
They argued that the requirement was not scientific and isolated young people from job opportunities.

I must say, that is one of the best examples of the Dunning Kruger effect I have ever seen.

 

[konfab]

He said they would engage further to flesh out a favourable reaction from the company.

He said: “Former president Nelson Mandela once said ‘it becomes useless to continue to speak non-violence with an entity whose response is savage attack’.

Because Ford telling people who are too stupid to work at their factory that they are too stupid to work at their factory is a "savage attack".

 

[RaptorSA]

Well, the evidence is there.

 

[mojoman]

can you believe such things???, saw this and just burst out laughing at their stupidity.
what do they think, cars just operate by magic?
I thought back to the Scene in idiocracy where Frito is describing the time machine to Joe.


Pretoria - People, and not mathematics, build cars at the Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa in Pretoria.

This is according to people who marched from Mamelodi, Eersterust and Nellmapius yesterday to the carmaker and the Tshwane Automotive Special Economic Zone to demand work opportunities. The group staged a similar march a few weeks ago.

https://www.iol.co.za/pretoria-news/news/mathematics-does-not-build-cars-marchers-tell-ford-motor-company-259173d8-3fa5-44d4-997d-f9dfbe000cb6

Lol...So long as they can tell the difference between a big red button and a big green button and not sticking their head in a machine thats running its cycle, they will be fine...

 

[LCBXX]

Well, the evidence is there.

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Off course mathematics were involved in both of these builds.

 

[My_King]

ahhh it makes sense now. Now we finally know why their cars go:

 

[Neuk_]

 

[agentrfr]

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

that's what I did, saw this and though WTAF... are they actually going to Ford and saying you dont need math to build cars?
I suprised Ford even listened to them, and didnt just put a Sign outside their Plant that said "Ford Left" to disperse them

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

Well, the evidence is there.

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yes, here is somebody in limpopo who built a car, WITHOUT Maths...

 

[OhYeah84]

Stick to sweeping floors while robots and a select set of qualified people do the rest then?

 

[HunterNW]

"In their view, they could learn to build a car, operate machines and organise and deliver tools and equipment regardless of their mathematics skills."

Entitlement. Once a dompoes, always a dompoes.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

Lol...So long as they can tell the difference between a big red button and a big green button and not sticking their head in a machine thats running its cycle, they will be fine...

but but but, what if they are colorblind, and both colours look the same?

 

[Nicodeamus]

Am I wrong for assuming that if Ford does theoretically hire these workers that they won't be humble and wiling to learn the required mathematics that they don't currently have?

 

[OhYeah84]

Read the article...so they're alluding to the fact Ford should just give them jobs. Is this how entitlement is going to work going forward?

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

Am I wrong for assuming that if Ford does theoretically hired these workers that they won't be humble and wiling to learn the required mathematics that they don't currently have?

no of course not, they will steal, burn and loot anything not nailed down, because they black and entitled to it,
I mean they honestly believe Cars operate by Magic, no jokes, they actually had a protest and handed over a memorandum to ask for jobs...

I mean I'm literally speechless,

 

[Neuk_]

that's what I did, saw this and though WTAF... are they actually going to Ford and saying you dont need math to build cars?
I suprised Ford even listened to them, and didnt just put a Sign outside their Plant that said "Ford Left" to disperse them

"Arguing with an idiot is like playing chess with a pigeon. It'll just knock over all the pieces, **** on the board, and strut about like it's won anyway." - Anonymous

 

[R13...]

Because Ford telling people who are too stupid to work at their factory that they are too stupid to work at their factory is a "savage attack".

Well, telling someone that they're too stupid is savage. Anyway, FMC didn't put it in your surly manner though. Perhaps the company could test the locals or have the local municipality do to save themselves money and the trouble.

 

[R13...]

However, the protesters, led by Tshwane Bahlali Dudula, urged Ford to remove the pure mathematics prerequisite “because a majority of pupils in high schools in surrounding communities were not doing pure mathematics”.

Or the students could study the pure maths if they wish to one day work at ford or other related industry. They know the requirement and can adjust their school if they aspire to work for the company.