One of my favorite jokes from the Simpsons: Homer and Mr. Burns are chilling in the rocket house Homer: Mr. Burns, you're the richest man I know. Mr. Burns:

One of my favorite jokes from the Simpsons: Homer and Mr. Burns are chilling in the rocket house Homer: Mr. Burns, you're the richest man I know. Mr. Burns: Ah yes, but I'd trade it all... for a little more. - - - - > people are scared of giving powerful people bad news Robert Anton Wilson called it the "Information Disease": people lie to those that have the power to hurt them, so hierarchical systems are controlled by elements that perforce have bad information.