Of course it could be worse. The problem is - there’s always could be worse, but there’s also could be better. It’s hard to operate in hypotheticals but sometimes it is blatantly clear that it could be better, damn it.

I participate in a few chat groups, most of them just people who know each other for a while (20 years or so). And I was surprisingly horrified to see some of these people go full moral nihilism this year, quote “if ICE would offer a 350k salary, I’ll go there”. And no moral qualms against working at certain companies, which names are withheld because they index the internet and make a list of future targets for drones.

My resolution for the next year would be to avoid working for ICE and similar companies.