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I think I am experiencing some healthy anxiety about my employment. Ever since 2007, I have been a full time employee for the Australian Government. I started listening to FDR and other libertarian themed materials in mid 2012. Since then, I am feeling less and less comfortable with how I 'earn' my living, which I think is healthy and the result of acquiring knowledge. At the moment I think what I should do is get more training and skills that would be transferable to the private sector. I think I am procrastinating because I have a mortgage and I have never made a living in the private sector. However, I think the longer I stay in the public sector the less useful I will be in the private sector. My question is: Has anyone here changed careers from public to private sector? How did you go about it? Any advice? Cheers

Thanks guys, they were a good read, much appreciated.

Hey guys, I just finished the Bomb in the Brain Youtube series and found it very informative. The science behind how the brain reacts to stress during the first five or so years is truly fascinating. I am curious as to whether or not Stef (or any of you guys) have any theories on prenatal violence and babies born prematurely? I was born 8 weeks premature because my mother was tackled by my father which forced an emergency cesarean, after which I lived in a humidi-crib at the hospital for 8 weeks for monitoring. I guess what I'm asking is; 1. Do you guys know of any studies/literature/videos/articles in relation to the ongoing effects of prenatal violence? 2. Know of any studies/literature/videos/articles in relation to the ongoing effects of people born prematurely? Thanks a lot guys, much appreciated.

Yeah, the whole theme of 'we are not tools of the government' that runs throughout the series was very captivating, even before I knew why (probably because I wasn't paying taxes at 11 ).I have been listening from podcast number 1 as I have a commute to and from work I am burning through them pretty fast. There are podcasts I am tempted to skip because the topic/title didn't interest me but those ones usually end up being quite entertaining/informational.

Born into a family and my Dad left when I was about 12 months old, raised by a welfare Mum for the most part (born and live in Australia). Mum didn't raise me with an organised religion but always enforced her believe in a god, angels, crystals, reincarnation et cetera. The fact that Mum was so inconsistently irrational I feel lead me to atheism quite early. In 1999 when I was eleven played the videogame Metal Gear Solid (a game with a deep plot about Government corruption). The plot of the videogame left a large impression me and I attribute that to my fascination with conspiracy theories. I never took the popular conspiracy theories seriously, but I was thoroughly entertained by the idea that the New World Order was pulling the strings and that cigar smoking puppet masters were laughing at us in smoke filled board rooms. Being a lifelong pro wrestling fan as well, I always admired and respected Jesse Ventura. Say what you will about how he presents himself on shows like Conspiracy Theory (an obvious tongue-in-cheek characterisation) he is the one who introduced (not converted) me to the idea of Libertarianism. My conspiracy theory hobby lead me to stumble upon the Zeitgeist films series, which then YouTube graciously recommended Stefan's critique. Stefan's critique lead me to look at some of his videos and then to the podcast series (about 2 months ago). I am currently up to podcast 192 and my head has been completely blown off. So much of this has resonated with me more than anything else I can remember. I look forward to contributing to the community now while I still seem to have 1900 or so podcasts to go.

Hey guys, Thought I'd stop lurking and try to contribute a bit on here, seen some great conversations so far! I lok forwar to chit-chatting about this and that. Talk soon!