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    3 hours ago

    Have you ever worked in government?

    Getting the simplest shit done takes forever.

    By contrast, getting things done in a private company is quick as hell by comparison.

    I wouldn’t say government bodies “function better” in my experience.

    All that said, healthcare is one thing I’d definitely like to see handled by the gov rather than privatized.

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        52 minutes ago

        Sorry. I misattributed the government piece to you instead of one further comment up.

        I can’t say I have any experience with NGOs to make a determination on that for myself.

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      2 hours ago

      You’re argument here is quantity over quality - “these people kill a lot of other people with those decisions, sure… but they make those heavy decisions lightly and quickly and often with an algorithm! That FEELS impressive to me because I’m a toddler that responds to kinetic stimulus for the sake of it and I can’t see any nuance!”

      Also, part of what you’re talking about is by design - Republicans shoot their constituents in the feet so those people can then have foot pain to complain about. Then, when complaining gets vocal, the gop politicians come in and say “we need to just get government away from your feet and they’ll be less painful” ---- They are the “government” that shot you and you are the constituent with a hole in your foot.

      So whine about government being slow some more.

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        But the quality isn’t good either.

        When I worked in government I was surrounded by people who fucking sucked at their jobs. And why try any harder to get better? They were basically un-fireable. They could come in, do jack shit all day, and collect their paycheck.

        So, no, it’s not an argument for quantity over quality. In my experience, both are better in private industry.

        My experience is based heavily in IT, for context.

        However, I do not believe it is the case that private industry is always the answer, as I stated earlier.

        Have you ever worked in government?