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Challenger, Columbia, and the lies we tell ourselves
- dalke 11y agoI'll highlight the conclusion to this well-written essay on the 'normalization of deviance': > The biggest lie we tell ourselves is that bigger fish than us automatically make better decisions than we do. Challenger, Columbia, and the hundreds of tragedies large and small that have played out in the intervening thirty years are proof they don’t. All too often, the wrong people end up paying for the failure.
- CPAhem 11y agoYes, those who gain and those who lose are not the same people. Just like bankers taking their bonuses from bail out money. No "skin in the game".
- dalke 11y agoI don't think this has much, if anything, to do with 'skin in the game.' Rather, what additional "skin" would have prevented this from occurring? Th major issue I have with that phrase is that we're all playing different games. If they aren't properly aligned, then increasing the risk for one game might destroy the other.