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This, probably apocryphal, quote applies: Those who want power shouldn't have it, those who enjoy it do so for the wrong reasons.
by anexprogrammer 10y ago
This, probably apocryphal, quote applies:
Those who want power shouldn't have it, those who enjoy it do so for the wrong reasons.
- noobiemcfoob 10y agoYou see these types of quotes all the time, but I've started to question their wisdom. Is it really hard to imagine that the most qualified ruler might happen to recognized themselves as the most qualified ruler and therefore want the position? Maybe I'm just being optimistic that a quest for peak social optimization doesn't necessarily lead to a dictatorship...
- anexprogrammer 10y agoNo it's not that hard to imagine. But when I look at politicians, on either side of the Atlantic, that's not what I see. I see a lot of hard working MPs lost in the system, doing as the party machines tell them. They're more subservient than powerful. I see the stars and office holders following a much more Machiavellian approach. A good question is whether that's mainly down to the types of people getting involved, or the party machines that have developed.