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Why's it so important to not get demoted? Why not start out as high as you can, and then get demoted to peonage - getting the best of both? On the other hand,
by yters 18y ago
Why's it so important to not get demoted? Why not start out as high as you can, and then get demoted to peonage - getting the best of both?
On the other hand, peonage is enticing to me b/c then you don't have to care so much about red tape. If you are an awesome peon, then you pretty much have free range, though not a lot of money. But, if you're warm, fed, and have an internet connection, who cares about money?
- gruseom 18y agoyou don't have to care so much about red tape. If you are an awesome peon, then you pretty much have free range, though not a lot of money Right, I've always assumed that's what Glass meant. Perhaps more than not getting demoted, the power is in not caring about getting promoted, which means there are all sorts of soul-sucking games you can just ignore. It seems like a pretty rational strategy for inside an irrational organization. Personally, I'd rather just not be there to begin with.
- yters 18y agoOn a related tangent, one interesting statistic I've seen is that the Air Force has the most intelligent enlisted, but the Navy has the most intelligent officers. In line with Glass' idea, this makes sense b/c the Air Force is the one military branch where the officers are the ones put in harms way. So, the enlisted both don't have to risk their lives, and they don't have to worry about red tape. Thus, the smartest people in the Air Force are probably in the enlisted, which is why it is said the chief master sergeants (some of the smartest enlisted) run the show.