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Power corrupts.

• tikhonj 14y ago
  The opposite seems more likely: the corrupt get more power. Excepting people like Page who got there thanks to technical acumen. It's like the brilliant quote by Douglas Adams: "Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job."
  • aptwebapps 14y ago
    The opposite seems more likely: the corrupt get more power. I think that's a false dichotomy. Power corrupts and the corrupt get power. Also, it's not binary but rather goes by degrees. Thus the long pursuit of power tends to lead to thorough corruption. I don't think someone like Page is completely immune to the allure of power, but he may have a high resistance to it. Caveat: I'm using the term a little loosely - there are different sorts of corruption.
  • specialist 14y ago
    Run for office. See for yourself what it takes to win. Then check back with us.
• idleloops 14y ago
  I wonder how difficult it is standing up to the bullies.