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> Why does being a dictator automatically make you more irrational? People, including leaders, are influenced by those around them. A sane leader has advisors
by yumraj 5y ago
> Why does being a dictator automatically make you more irrational?
People, including leaders, are influenced by those around them.
A sane leader has advisors, which they trust to provide rational arguments, which sometimes may differ from their own.
A dictator on the other hand is only surrounded by yes-men since anyone else would be thrown to the lions. So, there is no one to provide a counter argument to the dictator's own viewpoints and makes them believe in their supreme power. This is what makes them dangerous and act irrationally.
Pick any dictator/supreme leader and you'll see the trends.
- deltaonefour 5y ago>A dictator on the other hand is only surrounded by yes-men since anyone else would be thrown to the lions You say this asa if it's axiomatically true. It's not. This can happen. But it can also not happen. >Pick any dictator/supreme leader and you'll see the trends. In another thread, I have cited multiple historical and modern examples of where what you described did not happen. See here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30459281 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30459281