A lot of examples in the comments are NOT the Shirky Principle. The Shirky Principle is about how an organization wants to self-perpetuate. The comments are j

A lot of examples in the comments are NOT the Shirky Principle. The Shirky Principle is about how an organization wants to self-perpetuate. The comments are just blaming any government program that might be miss-managed, or under-performing, for any number of reasons, regardless of any relation to Shirky. Shirky != Government. Any organization can underperform for many reasons. There can just be multiple groups with conflicting incentives. or "multipolar traps" https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/