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There might be some interesting observations in here, but this really feels like a grab-bag of complaints, many tangentially-related at best. The author doesn't
by gipp 6y ago
There might be some interesting observations in here, but this really feels like a grab-bag of complaints, many tangentially-related at best. The author doesn't really do any work to synthesize them to support his central claim.
- 082349872349872 6y agoThe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle (1969) provides a "never ascribe to malice" explanation. Another explanation: those who hyperoptimise for efficiency get what they pay for.
- grasshopperpurp 6y agoUnfortunately, it's the slavers who HO for efficiency and the people who suffer
- wwright 6y ago"Never ascribe to malice" itself is specifically Hanlon's razor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor
- m52go 6y ago"What we've institutionalized is run to failure: we'll just keep doing more of what's failed spectacularly until the entire status quo collapses in a fetid heap of greed, self-interest and gross incompetence." This is buried toward the end of the article but I think it's a big statement with massive consequences for many practical issues.
- Larrikin 6y agoHe doesn't tie it to the rather tired complaint from most business leaders that regulation = bad. It was kind of an annoying reveal of his central point since it seemed like the lead up might actually introduce a new idea or atleast a new take on an old one
- dfilppi 6y agoAlas the regulators, as arms of the government, represent the epitome of greed, self interest and mind boggling incompetence outstripping anything dreamt of by private industry.
- eternalban 6y agoThere is an about page: https://www.oftwominds.com/blog.html https://www.oftwominds.com/blog.html