"We are seeking a Senior Epistemologist to join our team in the department of Prime Minister and Cabinet...
Your role will be to brief the Prime Minister and other senior Cabinet Ministers on the uncertainty underpinning all
of human existence, especially the uncertainty of managing departments and being accountable for their performance
in a universe that cannot be proved to be real."
Marinus Ferreira, a PhD student at the University of Auckland who passed this along, explains: "This is largely
in response to the habit of John Key, the current Prime Minister, and his government to consistently deny
knowledge of anything that may be compromising (to the extent of cutting down on the information the
government reports on). However, I imagine people from other countries will find the frustration inspiring
this to be familiar." Indeed.
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