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>>You're agreeing to a very particular work culture There is also still a concept of national service in such places. Even as a civilian, some people would ra

>>You're agreeing to a very particular work culture There is also still a concept of national service in such places. Even as a civilian, some people would rather design systems to protect their county than design systems to support real estate in the metaverse. Do you want to do data analysis to catch terrorists or track international drug shipments, or design another algorithm to better serve ads to elderly people needing regular diabetic testing supplies?

azinman2 4y ago
Exactly. It seems most feel they’re above this, while taking everything given to them for granted. This is especially true of people who become libertarians after they get rich, forgetting everything that made that possible, and then wanting to keep it all for themselves.
- sandworm101 4y ago
  Like the steady stream of 50+yo tech millionaires who buy boats. After decades of working to minimize their individual tax burdens and arguing for small government they suddenly expect a giant helicopter full of trained government employees to appear and lift them out of whatever dangerous situation they got themselves into.
  - reducesuffering 4y ago
    Any $1m+ yacht that finds itself needing naval government services should absolutely be expecting a bill for services rendered. I don't know if the law exists. I'm not here to ascertain what the fine print would look like, only of the spirit of such law.
aeturnum 4y ago
Sure man - nothing I said disagrees with that. The parent comment wasn't saying "they do good work - you should consider it," it was talking about compensation. If you want to work for a three-letter-agency then go do it - you don't need me to give you permission. Edit: I also want to point out that there are many tech jobs available in the government sector (state / transit / local / etc). They generally pay less, but are also less restrictive. You don't have to sign up for an intelligence service (and everything that means) to serve your country.
alexjplant 4y ago
> design systems to protect their county [sic] A few months back the US Navy's CTO asked LinkedIn why technically-talented people were leaving his organization and hundreds of people flocked to the comments to answer him [1]. Based upon some of the replies there are secondary considerations that override the concept of "national service" and stop people from working in this space. [1] https://www.linkedin.com/posts/don-yeske-b7957510_peoplefirst-peoplefocused-activity-6988655994482388992-zN-J https://www.linkedin.com/posts/don-yeske-b7957510_peoplefirs...
drewcoo 4y ago
National service and profiting from the government . . . cognitive dissonance!
wyclif 4y ago
More like, "Do you want to design a better algorithm to serve ads to 18-25 year old K-Pop fans with purple hair who buy bubble tea every day?"
- bobkazamakis 4y ago
  xD my opponents are ugly while I am very good looking

azinman2 4y ago

Exactly. It seems most feel they’re above this, while taking everything given to them for granted. This is especially true of people who become libertarians after they get rich, forgetting everything that made that possible, and then wanting to keep it all for themselves.

sandworm101 4y ago
Like the steady stream of 50+yo tech millionaires who buy boats. After decades of working to minimize their individual tax burdens and arguing for small government they suddenly expect a giant helicopter full of trained government employees to appear and lift them out of whatever dangerous situation they got themselves into.
- reducesuffering 4y ago
  Any $1m+ yacht that finds itself needing naval government services should absolutely be expecting a bill for services rendered. I don't know if the law exists. I'm not here to ascertain what the fine print would look like, only of the spirit of such law.

aeturnum 4y ago

Sure man - nothing I said disagrees with that. The parent comment wasn't saying "they do good work - you should consider it," it was talking about compensation. If you want to work for a three-letter-agency then go do it - you don't need me to give you permission. Edit: I also want to point out that there are many tech jobs available in the government sector (state / transit / local / etc). They generally pay less, but are also less restrictive. You don't have to sign up for an intelligence service (and everything that means) to serve your country.

alexjplant 4y ago

> design systems to protect their county [sic] A few months back the US Navy's CTO asked LinkedIn why technically-talented people were leaving his organization and hundreds of people flocked to the comments to answer him [1]. Based upon some of the replies there are secondary considerations that override the concept of "national service" and stop people from working in this space. [1] https://www.linkedin.com/posts/don-yeske-b7957510_peoplefirst-peoplefocused-activity-6988655994482388992-zN-J https://www.linkedin.com/posts/don-yeske-b7957510_peoplefirs...

drewcoo 4y ago

National service and profiting from the government . . . cognitive dissonance!

wyclif 4y ago

More like, "Do you want to design a better algorithm to serve ads to 18-25 year old K-Pop fans with purple hair who buy bubble tea every day?"

bobkazamakis 4y ago
xD my opponents are ugly while I am very good looking