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Long read, but definitely worth it imho. It's fascinating how that famous Upton Sinclair quote about it being "difficult to convince a person of something, whe
by fnordian_slip 2y ago
Long read, but definitely worth it imho.
It's fascinating how that famous Upton Sinclair quote about it being "difficult to convince a person of something, when their salary depends on them not understanding it" (paraphrased) plays out with two different people in different ways. One who has convinced herself for a long time that it's not dangerous to humans, the other who sees himself as a "loyal soldier", and doesn't want to create liabilities for the company.
- cduzz 2y agoI find this sort of trade-off exercise really fascinating. There are tons of examples of situations where risk is very different depending on how long or how much/often something happens. It seems like business schools, who train many of the people who ultimately make these decisions, do a "right shit job" of discussing the actual potential outcomes at scale / over long periods of time. Maybe that's intentional; "hey, you'll have a new job by then" and maybe it's not. The more I think about it, the more I think all this is an example of the Gervais principal at work.
- semireg 2y agoI was not familiar. https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-or-the-office-according-to-the-office/ https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-...
- chrisjj 2y ago> doesn't want to create liabilities for the company. Except s/create/expose/.