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Sadly, even if accurate, the exceptions (i.e. mean people who get power) can have an outsized impact because they don't respect norms and boundaries that preven
by paulryanrogers 9mo ago
Sadly, even if accurate, the exceptions (i.e. mean people who get power) can have an outsized impact because they don't respect norms and boundaries that prevent the worst abuses.
Also some strategies I'd call "mean" can be very effective: predatory pricing, monopolization, regulatory capture, disregarding externalities, lying, fraud, etc.
- popalchemist 9mo agoThank you. I agree. Paul's general insight is probably true on an 80/20 split, but those who are sociopathic enough can and do wield power without any care for the destruction or disruption they cause. They can even get off on it. See: Trump, Sam Altman, etc.