Ask HN: If you were to switch career, what would you do?

Re:Ask HN: If you were to switch career, what would you do? by tehwalrus on Friday January 06, 2017 @11:30AM (#13337606)

Politics. The only way to fix the broken stuff in the world.

I have stood in a bunch of elections and lost them all. I'm not dissuaded yet.

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Re:Ask HN: If you were to switch career, what would you do? by cafard on Friday January 06, 2017 @01:22PM (#13338739)

Interesting. At what level? And are you involved at all in your local party, on the precinct or county level?

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Re:Ask HN: If you were to switch career, what would you do? by tehwalrus on Friday January 06, 2017 @03:15PM (#13339793)

In the UK. I've stood in local council elections three times, and for Parliament once in 2015:

(I came 4th).

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Re:Ask HN: If you were to switch career, what would you do? by fjdlwlv on Friday January 06, 2017 @12:55PM (#13338460)

Is that better than making money in tech and then buying a politician?

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Re:Ask HN: If you were to switch career, what would you do? by paseante on Friday January 06, 2017 @11:43AM (#13337735)

You brave

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