People who reach the highest echelons of government, whether it's research or bureaucracy, don't get there by sitting on their ass and drawing a paycheck. It's

People who reach the highest echelons of government, whether it's research or bureaucracy, don't get there by sitting on their ass and drawing a paycheck. It's a ridiculous fairytale dreamt up by sad little idiots who believe themselves to be special because they're cogs in the wheel of private industry. None of these bespectacled t-shirt wearing, hoodie-ensconced "whizzes" would have a job or a place in society if it weren't for government employees and the projects they undertook.