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It's a general problem with large bureaucracies. If you're a cog in the machine, the safest way is to always stick to the rules, and avoid any situation where o
by int_19h 2y ago
It's a general problem with large bureaucracies. If you're a cog in the machine, the safest way is to always stick to the rules, and avoid any situation where one has to exercise discretion, since any personal judgment comes with potential personal responsibility down the line.
- gsf_emergency_2 2y agoIt bugs me that oftentimes there appear to be nothing but cogs (e.g. Intel)
- int_19h 2y agoThat shouldn't be surprising at all, since that is the safest arrangement for everyone, and therefore the system will tend to approximate it closely in the long term.
- nicbou 2y agoI forgot where I read that large organisations are effectively accountability dilution machines. No one is fully in charge, and everyone gets to say that their hands are tied, that computer says no. This is the dark side of scale.
- miki123211 2y agoTHe original version of that idea seems to come from "The Unaccountability Machine: Why Big Systems Make Terrible Decisions - and How The World Lost Its Mind", by Dan Davies (the "Lying for Money" guy.) There's a shorter interview with him (in podcast form, includes a well-made transcript) going into these ideas at https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/episodes/dan-davies-organizations-fraud/ https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/episodes/dan-davies-or...