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Nah. Correction: Institutions try to preserve themselves. That's the goal. That's the root problem. Once you understand the power of that belief, the behaviour,
by chiefalchemist 3y ago
Nah. Correction: Institutions try to preserve themselves. That's the goal. That's the root problem. Once you understand the power of that belief, the behaviour, the rhetoric, etc. all becomes much clearer. The bullshit much easier to cut through. The fact the problems don't get solved is a "side effect" to self preservation.
- unglaublich 3y agoExactly. You should shape an environment where institutions _cannot_ exist if they don't solve the problem. E.g., 'no cure, no pay', set and fixed subsidies, under-performance penalties, competition.
- chiefalchemist 3y agoOr at least put a finite deadline and/or other limits (e.g., budget) on the "project". Instead we back unproven "solutions" and then keep throwing money at them in an insanity sorta way. Boggles the fucking mind.
- catlifeonmars 3y agoInstitutions are composed of people who expect to continue to get paid and therefore their incentives are aligned. If changing jobs was less costly it might alleviate the problem somewhat.
- chiefalchemist 3y agoWhy change jobs when you can align your self interest with your current job?