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The thinking comes from the understanding that even on a pirate ship, if the Captain tries to sink the ship, he will be offed. History has proven this again and
by throwaway1389z 11mo ago
The thinking comes from the understanding that even on a pirate ship, if the Captain tries to sink the ship, he will be offed. History has proven this again and again.
- Terr_ 10mo agoNot really: History has plenty of opposite examples as well. Some particularly striking cases involve cults, where the members are anything but exemplars of homo economicus. Yes, we were using a captain/ship metaphor for bad leadership ruining everything, but that doesn't mean everybody on board is structured as a pirate crew.