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> To some among this new crop of tech workers and start-up founders, defense contracting is a higher calling to extend American ideals into the next century. Th
by Jtsummers 3y ago
> To some among this new crop of tech workers and start-up founders, defense contracting is a higher calling to extend American ideals into the next century. This group of (mostly) men believes in hard work, real innovation, and family values. They’re eager to accelerate progress for America. And a growing number of investors can’t wait to back them.
The first three sentences made me laugh, the last one reveals the real motivation. They aren't answering to a higher calling around "hard work, real innovation, and family values". They're answering to the higher calling of VC funds and the potential to become the next (or be acquired by) Raytheon, LM, NG, and others. Grifters aiming for US tax dollars knowing the government will not cut defense spending.
- pyuser583 3y agoA lot of defense people really do care. You can make money on climate tech, helping animals, or whatever mission you want. There’s often a Tony Stark element to it, but if you want to make big bucks, there are nicer ways to do it.
- Jtsummers 3y agoPeople, yes. And the corporate leaders will try and shame you if you call them out, but they don't steward tax payer dollars effectively, and don't attend to the mission effectively. They do just enough to maintain their contracts, and cut costs enough that it's hard for others who may actually care to get involved (because they can't afford to go that low). You really think that The Boeing "Oops, we did it again" Company really cares about the military and the tax payers when you get to the top? And you think any of the others are any less profit-driven? These are not principled companies, and not principled people at the top. The ones at the lower levels, yeah, many of them are. But they aren't driving the company.