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A Boring Dystopia
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They don't though. Certain jobs don't need you to be a genius, but the military really wants all the smart people they can get.
And yeah, when you're in, it's about 50:50. You'll meet some of the smartest, generous, friendly people you'll ever know. And you'll meet some aggressive, angry, stupid knuckledraggers too.
The US military wants all the smart people that they can get because they don't have any working for them.
I can almost guarantee you wouldn't even score high enough on the Asvab to qualify for the most difficult jobs in the military.
Well, fuck me I just found out I'm stupid
Socrates would say that's a good first step.
LoL mkay