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		operatingthetan on July 16, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What planes can you fly without a pilot’s license? That's a huge perverse incentive. Doesn't make me feel safer!

godelski on July 16, 2023 [–]

Same is true for a lot of government jobs, especially things that require a security clearance. Ironically this makes people vulnerable to exactly what these institutions are most afraid of: blackmail.

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