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Wishing On Space Hardware's avatar

Also, there's a massive amount of Mormons and ex Mormons in Intel because they're one of the few demographics where the kind of young men who would be interested in that work have no history with the devil's lettuce.

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Kathleen's avatar

I would imagine that some have a leg up with languages after their missionary work.

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Tsoderq's avatar

The odds of a normal looking white dude that randomly speaks a language fluently that originates halfway across the planet being Mormon, or at least formerly Mormon, are hilariously high.

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Trent Simpson's avatar

They generally, donтАЩt drink, do drugs or any other risk taking activities that law enforcement and intelligence services screen out for.

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Wishing On Space Hardware's avatar

Exactly! That's why there's so many of them in 3 letter agencies. This is not a criticism - they're just, in general, much less vulnerable to the usual kinds of blackmail.

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Trent Simpson's avatar

Unless itтАЩs about soaking

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Tsoderq's avatar

Very true.

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