I didn't write the original comment, so I didn't say I "wouldn't be caught dead". But I'm skeptical that the choice is between "personal wealth enrichment" and "[my] community". It's far from obvious to me that working for local government means working for "[my] community", especially in my rather scandal-plagued city. Instead, working for my local government seems like it would force me to work with/for people with very different ethics who are nonetheless way better at playing the political power game, and who often don't care about tech to boot. That sounds bad.
> I didn't write the original comment, so I didn't say I "wouldn't be caught dead".
Fair enough, I wasn't paying attention.
> It's far from obvious to me that working for local government means working for "[my] community", especially in my rather scandal-plagued city.
How do you think it is that governments get this way? It's because the people who care about the community don't take part, so it is left to the people who want to exploit it.
