Oh no, our wonderful society with absurd wealth distribution and normalized pedophile leaders is at risk? Albert, fetch me my pearls that I may clutch them!
Pain. It notifies you that your body is injured in some way, and generally in what area so that you can do something about it.
That being said, I think your original premise is oversimplified. I agree that emotions aren't instructions, but they're more than notifications--they're part of the inner workings of our brains that can happen for a multitude of reasons. The common denominator is that most of them help us survive in some way.
I think OP is frustrated with the we're-both-bullshitting-each-other-and-we-both-know-it thing. Even if a candidate doesn't think they're a good fit, they're not going to come out and say it. And if the candidate asks a question about work culture at the company, the interviewer is going to give the best possible answer, even though it's probably bullshit. So we all have to lie through our teeth and say things like "it's always been my dream to work here" (even though I didn't know the company existed a month ago) even though we all know what's really going on.
Being able to be honest--really, truly honest, about more than just pay expectations--is a privilege that you only get when you're at a senior level (and sometimes not even then).
Respond with how pleased you are about the new policies, and how they represent discipline and unity. Tell them that if it's good for soldiers in the military, it must be good for our kids. Include an old picture of Nazi soldiers in uniform, and tell the head how glad you are that she shares your values.
My only hope with this is that MS doesn't have a complete hold on the gaming market anymore. Valve has to hold some serious sway at this point, and MS doing that might backfire on them.
I don't know if it would give you as much hard drive space as you want, but I got an Odroid HC4 a while ago and it's been great. One of the very few SBCs with two SATA slots ready to go.
I just spoke to my coworkers about this yesterday. It is a useful analogy.
Imagine you walk into work one day, and your boss explains that you have a new coworker. His name is Dave. Dave is very eager to do work, but needs constant and unceasing direction. Dave is being hired on contract through a firm, and your boss very excitedly informs you that they only have to pay Dave pennies per hour, which means your boss fired half of your team. When you ask whether the firm will eventually charge more for Dave's services, you are brushed off and told that you're "afraid of progress."
When you log in to start working, you find a new email from IT. They've put a lot of new policies into place. Now, in order to send an email with an attachment, your boss has to manually approve it. You may no longer upload files to anywhere on the internet. You used to be able to install software that passed the security checks on your own, now you need to file a ticket for manual review. When you ask your boss about these new policies, he informs you that it's because Dave had, on several occasions at other companies, sent nonsensical emails to clients. Dave had also deleted one company's entire customer database; and at another company, he had uploaded a lot of sensitive information to a public server. When Dave was instructed to not send sensitive data outside the company, he apologized profusely and enthusiastically agreed to never do that again. He then proceeded to do it again. Hence, the information lockdown policy. You ask your boss if this won't negatively affect productivity, but your boss assures you that Dave will more than make up for it.
Dave proves to be sickeningly productive, and never ceases rigidly smiling. He constantly affirms how correct you are on everything. Out of curiosity, you try obliquely contradicting yourself. Then you try convincing Dave that the sky is colored magenta. After some very mild pushback, Dave affirms the validity of your statements. Your boss likes Dave.
You ask him to read and summarize a stack of reports, and Dave returns in about a minute with a succinct writeup. Dave's writing style is incredibly verbose and he uses certain words and phrases weirdly often, but whatever. Later, you ask Dave to do a search on power suppliers in the area. Dave returns a minute later with a large list of power adapters, their detailed specifications, and where they are manufactured. You clarify your request and send him back. Dave returns, and after one more round of clarification, he manages to get the information you requested. You probably could have done that in less time yourself, but Dave's a new hire and some learning is to be expected.
But unlike other new hires, Dave doesn't get any better over time. There are some tasks he can do well and quite quickly, but he clearly doesn't understand the gist of what you're actually doing. For every minute of time he saves you, you find you're spending at least as much time directing him or fixing his work. Once in a while, he'll spout gibberish for a few minutes, and you'll have to walk out of the room and back in to restart the conversation from the beginning. And whenever you ask Dave a question, he responds with absolute confidence in his answers (even though you discover that an alarming number of them are completely made up). Unless you contradict him, in which case he will immediately and unquestionably forfeit his previous position to adopt yours. Dave's firm ensures you that they are continuing to train Dave further. You wonder where the trainer's paychecks are coming from.
Your workload becomes overwhelming because your boss fired half of your team. Whenever you attempt to bring this up with your boss, you are instructed to make Dave do it. You express concern that there are some things Dave can't do well despite your best attempts at direction. Your boss looks at you skeptically, then calls Dave into the room and asks him if he can accomplish the task you're working on. Dave assures your boss that he can do it. You are dismissed from the meeting, and your boss spends some time listening to Dave tell him how great of a boss he is.
Dave doesn't seem to have much concept of personal space. You are constantly finding that he's looking over your shoulder at your work. When you address his presence, he makes suggestions about how to improve your work. Sometimes he suggests that you eat an entire jar of mayonaise. When you book a conference room and close the door behind you, you're suprised to see messages come in from Dave offering further suggestions (plus an apology about the mayonaise, realizing he never considered whether you might have an egg allergy). When you ask IT why Dave seems to have access to your PC at all times, they respond that it's part of the new policies.
They say this as if it's a bad thing.
Oh no, our wonderful society with absurd wealth distribution and normalized pedophile leaders is at risk? Albert, fetch me my pearls that I may clutch them!