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>Whether this corporatization proves a good or a bad thing in the long run, it remains to be seen. Is it? How could it end up being a good thing? Bureaucracy
by TremendousJudge 7y ago
>Whether this corporatization proves a good or a bad thing in the long run, it remains to be seen.
Is it? How could it end up being a good thing?
Bureaucracy always pops up somewhere where there is money floating around like a patch of moss grows in humid tree bark. It doesn't produce anything of value besides justifying its own existence
- KineticLensman 7y ago> Bureaucracy always pops up somewhere Sometimes expressed as the Iron law of oligarchy [0] or the The Iron Law of Bureaucracy [1] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_law_of_oligarchy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_law_of_oligarchy [1] https://www.jerrypournelle.com/reports/jerryp/iron.html https://www.jerrypournelle.com/reports/jerryp/iron.html
- TremendousJudge 7y agoInteresting article. What I find the most interesting (and isn't explained) is how Michels justified then going to the fascist party. Did he conclude "Well, since oligarchy is inevitable, might as well try to join one I agree with"?
- An1ms 7y agoFirst you adopt an anti-democratic mindset, then you read accounts of classical antiquity, and then things kind of fall into place on their own.
- Nasrudith 7y agoTechnically bureaucracy has one function taken for granted - consistency at scale. Even with bueracratic kerfluffles their algorithmic approach is usually far more consistent. It also tends to be more organizationally driven than dynastic or personal. That is partially why even corrupt ones were an improvement over literal feudal fiefdoms historically. It is still often a source of mediocrity and stagnation but we should remember why they existed in the first place. They do need periodic reform and streamlining certainly.