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Government employee here. The best engineers, technologists (and people in general) I’ve had the opportunity to work with don’t give a shit about this sort of thin validation.

No-one worth their salt in public service is there for the accolades, or money. They do it because they give a shit about the community / country / culture / cause they’re part of.

There are exceptions for sure - big project are a proven way to jump your career back to private - but the people I most respect are thinking long term and working relentlessly towards that.

In that domain technology isn’t the endgame, it’s impacts and effects are. If you want to support that, help them build tools, grow communities and attract others with a similar drive. Or if they are moving back to private because they need the money that provides, actually interview them, even if what they can put on a CV is thin on detail.

Tech doesn’t need to revolve around capital, whether that’s social or financial.

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Thank you for your comment. I deeply respect those who serve others without seeking praise.

We’ve supported people in poverty without seeking any profit. But in this capitalist society, acts of care that can’t be turned into money—so-called “invisible labor”—are often treated as worthless. Even those who received the support sometimes saw it that way. Kindness taken for granted often returned only as sadness.

That’s why we believe care and service deserve fair recognition. Don’t you think this could be possible—if we had an economic (or social) system that isn’t based on capitalism?