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In the entire history of the world, no one with a choice ever bought anything from the government because they thought the government's offering was superior to

In the entire history of the world, no one with a choice ever bought anything from the government because they thought the government's offering was superior to that available on the free market. Please, if you know of an example feel free to provide it. In fact, the government does not actually produce anything at all... not a single product or service. People only buy things from the government when they are coerced. Even the very best governments out source everything and just keep graft to a minimum. So, working for the government is basically admitting you're unable to compete and need a handout. I'd consider changing careers before a move into the public sector. If you're burning out, just take a break and learn to pace yourself better.

tartoran 10mo ago
You're wildly hallucinating, are you an LLM? Whatever you produce in Government/City IT is a service. Working for the Government is somewhat more stable, you don't have rank and file or any other needless churn and squeezing for profit. You do get fired from these positions if you don't perform but the workload is not as insane as on the private markets. You call that a handout? That's quite a strange notion but by all means go and compete as much as you want.
- zephen 10mo ago
  Randians gonna Rand. When "starve the beast" wasn't killing government fast enough, they pivoted to "we need to make sure it's incompetent, corrupt, and distrusted one way or another."
- reliefcrew 10mo ago
  > You're wildly hallucinating, are you an LLM? Lol, am I? Ok I'll ignore the ad hominem and simply ask again for an example of something you'd rather buy from the government than the free market? New car? New phone? Clothes? Meal at a restaurant? The only thing that comes remotely close is the mail. And let's face it, important things go via UPS, FedEx, and now more and more by Amazon delivery truck. > Working for the Government is somewhat more stable, you don't have rank and file or any other needless churn and squeezing for profit. Of course not, because they don't _need_ to make a profit... they're predatory. If they don't make a profit they demand capital from you anyway at the point of a gun. The only reason people get fired is due to politics. History has proven this time and time again. It's difficult, but try to be objective. Give a single good example of what you'd rather buy from the government?
- reliefcrew 10mo ago
  > by all means go and compete as much as you want Just for clarification, competing isn't preferred because it's easier... IDK if it is or not. Competing, however, does not conflict with my ethics. IOW, if the government deputized me to carry a gun and go around demanding people buy things from me or do as I instructed, I would decline.

tartoran 10mo ago

You're wildly hallucinating, are you an LLM? Whatever you produce in Government/City IT is a service. Working for the Government is somewhat more stable, you don't have rank and file or any other needless churn and squeezing for profit. You do get fired from these positions if you don't perform but the workload is not as insane as on the private markets. You call that a handout? That's quite a strange notion but by all means go and compete as much as you want.

zephen 10mo ago
Randians gonna Rand. When "starve the beast" wasn't killing government fast enough, they pivoted to "we need to make sure it's incompetent, corrupt, and distrusted one way or another."
reliefcrew 10mo ago
> You're wildly hallucinating, are you an LLM? Lol, am I? Ok I'll ignore the ad hominem and simply ask again for an example of something you'd rather buy from the government than the free market? New car? New phone? Clothes? Meal at a restaurant? The only thing that comes remotely close is the mail. And let's face it, important things go via UPS, FedEx, and now more and more by Amazon delivery truck. > Working for the Government is somewhat more stable, you don't have rank and file or any other needless churn and squeezing for profit. Of course not, because they don't _need_ to make a profit... they're predatory. If they don't make a profit they demand capital from you anyway at the point of a gun. The only reason people get fired is due to politics. History has proven this time and time again. It's difficult, but try to be objective. Give a single good example of what you'd rather buy from the government?
reliefcrew 10mo ago
> by all means go and compete as much as you want Just for clarification, competing isn't preferred because it's easier... IDK if it is or not. Competing, however, does not conflict with my ethics. IOW, if the government deputized me to carry a gun and go around demanding people buy things from me or do as I instructed, I would decline.