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First Law of Message Boards: bribery is fun to talk about, people just disagreeing about stuff and having little temper tantrums when they lose arguments is bor
by tptacek 6mo ago
First Law of Message Boards: bribery is fun to talk about, people just disagreeing about stuff and having little temper tantrums when they lose arguments is boring, ergo: bribery is everywhere.
- johnnyanmac 6mo ago> The First Law: Every forum is always in a state of constant decline. > All forums start off good, enjoy a "honeymoon period" in which they continue to be good, and then steadily decline... from the point of view of each individual observer... https://fishbowl.pastiche.org/2005/11/20/charles_rules_of_online_forums https://fishbowl.pastiche.org/2005/11/20/charles_rules_of_on... I like this first law better.
- YZF 6mo agoIs this also true for organizations? Startup -> large company?
- bob001 6mo agoI guess you never dealt with enterprise sales, lobbying or any of the hundred of ways we legally allow bribes. Or do you only consider it bribery if its illegal and otherwise it's all fine? Just box office baseball tickets, just a $2k steak dinner with high end wine, just a phone call with the governor, just a gift card, just an advisor position with some equity, etc, etc, etc.
- happytoexplain 6mo ago"Temper tantrum" is a satisfying way to describe the speech of people we hate. Yes, sometimes it's an appropriate description, but it's also a big red flag. I think using that phrase flippantly on a forum in fact contributes to the degradation of that forum.