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I'd argue that they're 2 sides of the same coin. Understanding the differences in incentives between people gives you an idea of who has the power. If you took

I'd argue that they're 2 sides of the same coin. Understanding the differences in incentives between people gives you an idea of who has the power. If you took a subsection of grad students and said that if they missed any teaching commitments, they'd be expelled, you can reasonably guess that those grad students wouldn't be sleeping through any 11am teaching commitments.

improbable22 9y ago
But why does this mean they have power? The hiring committee at their next job has real power. The administrators who could fire them have some power too (although failing to impress the former is almost as bad as being expelled by the latter). This power doesn't seem to explain who's sloppy very well. The hot-shit lawyer has loads of power, right? And is never forgetful. But his life revolves around impressing people right there in the same room. He's been both selected and trained to be be good at impressing them.