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Ugh, I find this whole article fails because the author couldn't find a more precise word than "stupidity," though I think "bureacracy" or "institutional red-ta
by jrm4 5y ago
Ugh, I find this whole article fails because the author couldn't find a more precise word than "stupidity," though I think "bureacracy" or "institutional red-tape" or similar completely fits the bill?
- mcguire 5y agoNot really, although bureaucratic decision making is (sometimes!) a subset of stupid decision making as described in the article. Ever dealt with statistics? Take someone who assumes all phenomena can be described by a normal distribution---in those cases where it isn't, they will consistently come up with an incorrect answer from perfectly correct math.