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What’s the name for this phenomenon where the greater the success, the less it’s appreciated?
by h0l0cube 4y ago
What’s the name for this phenomenon where the greater the success, the less it’s appreciated?
- blipvert 4y ago“Sysadmin”
- the_third_wave 4y agoIn the USA it is called the IRS, here in Sweden we call it Skatteverket, in the Netherlands it would be 'de belastingdienst'.
- h0l0cube 4y agoMaybe 'its effect is understood, noticed and valued' is closer to my intention than 'appreciated'. As appreciation of something that is despised quickly hits a floor, it loses it's correlation, but not to the depth of its sarcastic potential as you've duly exploited.
- h0l0cube 4y agoFor future reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preparedness_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preparedness_paradox https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32466346 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32466346