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Wait, that's a joke, right?
The Social Security website has daily operating hours.
Edit: seriously. https://www.ssa.gov/myssa-static/rel_1.0/offHoursPopup.html
4 hours a night on weekdays, 8 on weekends? That's a hell of a maintenance routine
I'm unable to find a source that supports the claim that the Social Security Administration states that "websites need to shut down outside of business hours", please provide one.
The operational hours for the CBSV application and web services provided by the Social Security Administration are clearly outlined, indicating specific times when services are operational, including weekends and evenings. While software maintenance may occur on weekends, there is no indication that they encourage or mandate websites to shutdown outside of business hours as a standard practice; source.
Additionally, the Social Security Administration emphasizes that many services are available online and over the phone, even if local offices and the federal site are closed, highlighting the accessibility of online & offline services for individuals needing assistance; source.
The message on the "my Social Security" update page confirms that all services are currently available, with any planned maintenance activities or temporary issues being transparently communicated to users.
Therefore, while they have their own operational hours, there are a plethora of other services outside of the federally owned website including websites for local offices* and there's no indication that the Social Security Administration mandates or advises other websites controlled by local offices to shut down outside of business hours, let alone any other branch of the US government.
In conclusion, you're hyper-generalizing based on the practice of a single cherry picked department, in addition you have no knowledge on the actual reason they have operational hours in place to begin with and are speculating on pure assumption that it's for security purposes when it could just be a matter of ensuring control without having to go through the usual red tape.
*(Local Social Security Offices don't typically have their own separate websites but they can, the LSSO I use just so happens to be one of the few that do as they service a very large amount of people at any given time and are constantly short on staff.)
What is this word salad? Are you powered by ChatGPT?
If you're unable to understand what I've written here, then just say that. There's no need to be accusatory because what I've stated is contrary to your claim.
Your first sentence alone is a convoluted mess. My entire point is that the SSA website inexplicably has operating hours. Those hours are posted on their website. That's all.
Yes, but that has little to do with your initial claim which is my point.
Additionally, the White House does not control social security services.
Please feel free to reread my initial comment, in which I refer to the US government in general, which would encompass both the SSA and the White House.
Your point is void as the US government is not a single massive entity you can generalize. They're are a plethora of different, separated branches, departments and offices each operating independently with their own unique functions, values, regulations, practices, etc.
All you've done here is presented a hyper-generalized claim as if all of the government enforces and endorses this practices while providing a single cherry picked counterexample without even knowing the actual reason why they use this practice to begin with or providing evidence of them endorsing the practice despite me asking you to do so.
The fact of the matter is the vast majority of US government entities do not have any such practice and there's no evidence of your provided counterexample actually endorsing others to do the same let alone any other branches or departments. If you have evidence, I again ask you to provide it.
Metaphorically speaking, this is like judging a library's entire collection based on a single book. Just as a library houses a multitude of books with different themes and purposes, the government comprises diverse entities with unique practices and reasons for their operational procedures. Making sweeping generalizations without considering the individual nuances of each entity is like judging an entire library by a single book on its shelf.
You need to learn the concept of a "counterexample." It only takes one website with business hours to prove that the government endorses the practice.
You need to learn the definition of "endorses".
Just admit that you didn't get the joke.
Just admit there wasn't a joke and you're trying to backpedal.
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It's funny because it's true.