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US hires over 2,000 video gamers as air traffic controllers
(www.fox21online.com)
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this post was submitted on 12 Aug 2026
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They said gamers had "hard skills" they're looking for, but surely they mean "soft skills," right?
No, "soft skills" are things like being nice and working well with other people. Why the Hell would gamers have that?
Ah, just had it backwards then, thanks