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I think we're supposed to dislike or be afraid of the IRS — and that's generally my default position
...except every single time I call the IRS and talk to a real person, which I sometimes have to do, I end up talking to the nicest, most helpful people you can imagine. Every time without fail. 100%.
And yet I still kinda dread it. But that phone call is always a positive step.
Now it has me thinking about my priors and negative expectations in other spaces: probably most things aren't nearly as bad as our imaginations make them out to be.
Nov 13, 2024

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maybe you mean IRS call center employees 😅
Nov 13, 2024
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I’m not American but reading The Pale King instilled in me a deep empathy for IRS workers
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