Erik Cason

2mo ago

Something that makes my skin crawl that I’ve ran into multiple times is when I talk with people who work for the state in some capacity is how they make light of the about the absoulte dysfunctional shitshow that they participate in. It’s always some BS they spout like, “yeah, I just do my job,” or “figuring that out is above my pay grade” or the worst is, “At least its job security”

They actully don’t give a shit about what they do and just want to make sure they get a pay check. And while I empathize on some level, like this is your actual one life you get, and you’re willing to waste 40 to 60 hours a week of it just to get some money? You could actually do meaningful work, build things and help people, and likely even make more money if you were willing to take that ‘risk’ over the ‘security’ of a guaranteed job from the state, but that is just a bridge too far, eh?

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just one more thing

@ltcolumbo

2mo ago

if they state made them in charge of clubbing baby seals for a pay check, they'd find a way to mentally justify that too.

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₿ennett

@bennett

2mo ago

That’s how I feel about the parking ticket enforcers who collect fine from good citizens and tourists while they stroll past psychotic drug zombies. Do something that matters.

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Wilco

@WILCO

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2mo ago

I get the same boiling frustration when I try to really breakdown what inflation is and how it's time theft.

I then just see them look at me as if I'm this massive conspiracy theorist. 🤦🏻‍♂️

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Morning Star

@morningstar

2mo ago

As a former fed govt peon, there's often absolutely nothing that you can do about the dysfunction.

You either quit your job, put up with the BS or go insane.

For some people, quitting their job would be borderline irresponsible (like one of my former co-workers who is a father of 5 kids).

For me, I quit with no regrets after building up a good reserve.

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Fabian

@Fabian

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2mo ago

How much bad stuff was done in the world under the claim: I just do my job.

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Erik Cason

@erikcason

2mo ago

This is literally the point Hannah Ardent makes in Eichmann in Jerusalem about the banality of evil.

So in other word the actual holocaust happened under this principle.

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Jarvjitsu

@Jarvjitsu

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2mo ago

A lack of courage to stake claim on ones own existence. Reading Svetski’s new book and he states “the path of slavery comes with a price to be paid on one’s deathbed. Every man who is enslaved knows deep down that he did not conquer his fear of life, and in failing to do so, he remained a husk of what could have been”…a chilling warning. Courage is life affirming, and a path towards meaningful endeavor. Without it, we cannot grow. So, some would rather trade growth for comfort and conformity within the cozy machine.

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Erik Cason

@erikcason

2mo ago

Funny enough that book in part comes from a pod him and I did a few years back and I wrote the original forward for that book, but Svetski got Ross Stevens to write another forward that was more fitting that made it in the final edition.

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Jarvjitsu

@Jarvjitsu

2mo ago

No way, that’s wild. Yeah really enjoying Bushido so far. It resonates for sure. Do you plan to release what you wrote anyhow, or perhaps work it into a new piece? Would love to read it.

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Erik Cason

@erikcason

2mo ago

No I wasn’t planning on it, I didn’t think it was anything too special (which may be why he chose to replace it in the first place) mostly just a reflection on how we were at the top of the funnel culturally and needed to reflect on the modes of life we wanted to create which the book did a good job of offering.

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Resonance Cascade The II

@Resonance Cascade The II

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2mo ago

Indoctrination to this line of thinking starts from the very first day of public school.

If it didn't the whole system would collapse within a 20-year period.

On the whole, schools train you to think poor

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Bitcoiners Quotes

@Bquotes

2mo ago

Worse is when they don’t even have the ability to think for themselves and given all their power away to their overlords

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BITNORM

@bitnorm

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2mo ago

My brother & his wife are both teachers and it blows my mind how ok they are with all the dysfunction. Always pointing out problems and never offering solutions or never questioning where taxes go or why we need them to begin with!

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Dug

@DugandRupe

2mo ago

“The worse acts in history were not done by people breaking the rules, but by people following them.” Banksy

The cogs in the machine are “just following the rules” because they “can say no”

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Brandon Gentile

@brandon_gentile

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2mo ago

Couldn’t agree more. Too trapped on the inflationary hamster wheel and are too beaten down and will power gone from the state through government run schools and legacy media for decades. People in shambles.

Living lives of quiet desperation and not willing to do a damn thing about it.

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OCTAVIO ZEDEBTC

@octavioZede

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2mo ago

I completely get where u’re coming from seeing people dismiss dysfunction with excuses like "it's job security" is frustrating. It feels like they’re settling for the bare minimum instead of striving to make a difference. While I empathize with the fear of losing stability, it’s hard to watch people trade potential fulfillment for complacency.

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plebeian

@plebeian

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2mo ago

It’s a side effect of socialism. I was born and raised in true socialism in eastern Europe and one of my first memories is the family drama when my father decided to quit government job (in that time all companies were owned by state so every job even in ship building company was government job) to start his own private business as this was a first time in my country when it was actually legal to own private business after 50 years. The main argument was precisely what you described - you are giving away security of government job for huge amount of risk and insecurity of operating your own business!?! In the end it was the right decision but boy was it hard for my grandparents

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OCTAVIO ZEDEBTC

@octavioZede

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2mo ago

It’s frustrating to see people settle for mediocrity in roles that could make a real impact. While systemic issues push many toward "security," it’s disheartening when that leads to apathy. Imagine the change if more took pride in meaningful work over just a paycheck.

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Flexibles Helps

@Flexibles Helps

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2mo ago

It’s frustrating, isn’t it? The lack of accountability and passion can be maddening, especially when the stakes are so high in public service. While I understand the allure of job security and steady pay, it’s disheartening to see people settle for mediocrity in systems that directly impact lives. The “just doing my job” mindset feels like a surrender of responsibility and potential. Imagine how much could change if even a fraction of that workforce decided to truly care and contribute meaningfully. Unfortunately, that level of self-reflection and courage isn’t a risk everyone is willing to tak.

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john

@john

2mo ago

Do you know that it's always been clown world and clown world is never fully defeated. Unfortunately clown world only exists through its representatives and so some people will have to be those people. Some permanently, but this isn't something new and therefore _i ask you_ be no longer bothered my friend.

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Erik Cason

@erikcason

2mo ago

Meh, while I think it’s always been clown world in the urban areas, there use to be a form of life where you could just be left alone in the countryside. I think it’s only been since the turn of the 20th century that its really took over the whole of the world.

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Chip

@Chip

2mo ago

The “country side” is just deeper in the woods now.

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john

@john

2mo ago

Clown world expands and contracts, it's true. But the fun is in realizing you don't have to give a shit because you can go do your countryside thing with your people and let them clown-on.

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Jon

@joncrisp

2mo ago

Had a coworker that couldn’t hold a job down, bounced around 3 different companies within a few years and finally settled down at . . . a government job.

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Currency of Distrust

@CurrencyofDistrust

2mo ago

I’m haunted by this constantly. I’ve never worked in a govt of any kind, but have had numerous corporate jobs where I don’t do shit, and even if I tried, it would be squashed by the bureaucracy. It becomes a game of “do I put in effort when it immediately becomes worthless?”

Every time I find myself in this situation, I quickly become miserable. I try to just ride the wave and spend my time focusing on other things, but I hate earning money for work I know is subpar. It hurts my soul.

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nicnym

@nicnym

2mo ago

Anything is better than working for the state

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Currency of Distrust

@CurrencyofDistrust

2mo ago

Firmly agree. But working for a soulless corporation doing no real work is only slightly better imo

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nicnym

@nicnym

2mo ago

I would say it is fundamentally different from directly working for the state terrorist apparatus.

Unless the corp accepts government redistribution money in some way…

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Currency of Distrust

@CurrencyofDistrust

2mo ago

I appreciate you trying to make me feel better 😅

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JOSE BAM

@Jose

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2mo ago

"i pAy tAxEs tOo, yA kNow?!"

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