> Private companies generally need to be efficient and make money or go out of business They sure need to make money or they’ll go out of business, but efficie

> Private companies generally need to be efficient and make money or go out of business They sure need to make money or they’ll go out of business, but efficient is not required. I think nearly anyone who reads HN regularly could tell you multiple stories through their own careers about waste in the private sector, bizarre politically motivated decisions etc. and that’s just this community as a sample size. I’m certain this holds if you cast a wide net The fact is most businesses are not the paragons of efficiency that is being postulated.