>>11711211I've worked with some NSA people. None of them seemed above average. (Who knows if they were working where I was because they got fired, though, I guess.)
I don't really have any problem with the government or intelligence agencies for the most part (minus any indiscriminate warrantless dragnet surveillance by NSA), but just from what I figure, working in the private sector is generally more fun, less soul-crushing, and pays a lot higher. You have a lot more freedom in a lot of ways.
Also, if you really want to work such a job that badly, just make your own para-intelligence agency. Works for a lot of private companies, and a few non-profit owners like Assange, etc.
