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[-] 4grams@awful.systems 6 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

I had nearly this exact conversation with my son on the way home tonight. Different details, but the same lesson. The world has abandoned practicality in favor of aesthetics and grift. I have quit several jobs because of the awful short term thinking, some of them good jobs that were the envy of my peers.

I start in the public sector next week, where I get to do things that have a direct impact on thousands of people in the state. I was hired specifically because of my practicality. I sincerely hope this is what I’ve been looking for.

[-] Rooster326@programming.dev 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Best of luck.

That practicality is going to hit a wall of bureaucracy and what you will find is that when you try to change the system from within, it's not you who changes the system; it's the system that will eventually change you.

Source: Was the practical guy. Got buried in bureaucracy and just like that...

[-] 4grams@awful.systems 3 points 3 hours ago

It’s something new anyway. I’ve dealt with bureaucracy my whole career, but mostly about shuffling numbers from one spreadsheet to another. This one is about helping shuffle people from one place to another. So, I’m used to slow, deliberate pace and hitting political walls. I’m hoping this time at least it’s doing something tangible.

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