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The problem with organizational metastization is that it optimizes towards the organizational and regulatory structure, vs the organization's original intent.
by ethbr0 5y ago
The problem with organizational metastization is that it optimizes towards the organizational and regulatory structure, vs the organization's original intent.
E.g. Directors become whoever is most capable of winning and holding a directorship. Donations funnel to whatever solicits more donations.
Texas style regular tear-downs, or at least periodic reauthorizations, aren't the worst solution.
- natmaka 5y agoIMHO useful thoughts: Pournelle's Iron law of bureaucracy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Pournelle#Pournelle.27s_iron_law_of_bureaucracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Pournelle#Pournelle.27s_... Buffet's institutional imperative: https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/1989.html https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/1989.html Ousterhout's most important component of evolution: https://web.stanford.edu/~ouster/cgi-bin/sayings.php https://web.stanford.edu/~ouster/cgi-bin/sayings.php Leopold Kohr and Bertrand de Jouvenel had more detailed pertinent observations and thoughts.