> The fact that so many people look at a job as a money optimization problem says a lot about society. Yes, to an extent. Looking at the costs of housing, es

> The fact that so many people look at a job as a money optimization problem says a lot about society. Yes, to an extent. Looking at the costs of housing, especially in a market like DC, the motivation isn't "making lots of money" per se, but rather "maybe I can actually make enough to afford the mortgage on an 800k crapshack" and the acknowledgment that gov roles aren't likely to cover that.