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It is an interesting subject - but so much have been written about it in the past. I would like to read what are the new angles. And for the past discussions s
by zby 1mo ago
It is an interesting subject - but so much have been written about it in the past. I would like to read what are the new angles.
And for the past discussions see:
HACKER NEWS DISCUSSION LINKS
THE GERVAIS PRINCIPLE
* The Gervais Principle Main Submission (October 2009)
https://ycombinator.com https://ycombinator.com
* The Gervais Principle, or the Office According to "The Office" (August 2024)
https://ycombinator.com https://ycombinator.com
MORAL MAZES
* Moral Mazes: Bureaucracy and Managerial Work (February 2020)
https://ycombinator.com https://ycombinator.com
* Moral Mazes and Emotional Labor Comment (October 2019)
https://ycombinator.com https://ycombinator.com
MEDITATIONS ON MOLOCH
* Meditations on Moloch Systems Discussion (April 2019)
https://ycombinator.com https://ycombinator.com
* Meditations on Moloch Main Discussion (March 2023)
https://ycombinator.com https://ycombinator.com
* Context from Scott Alexander's Blog (June 2025)
https://ycombinator.com https://ycombinator.com
THREADS INTERSECTING MULTIPLE CONCEPTS
* Best books for dealing with workplace politics and dishonesty? (December 2020)
https://ycombinator.com https://ycombinator.com
* Analysis comparing Gervais Principle to Moral Mazes (April 2023)
https://ycombinator.com https://ycombinator.com
* Ask HN: Stories of political intrigue in large companies (December 2023)
https://ycombinator.com https://ycombinator.com
* Things I want to say to my boss (December 2025)
https://ycombinator.com https://ycombinator.com
- mittermayr 1mo agoWow, thank you for that, must've been quite a bit of work to put that together and I feel sorry for not digging through the archives. I hope this brought up a few new thoughts, perhaps, I know it's mostly ramblings and us-against-the-ones-on-top banter, but here and there, I see and was hoping for some insights. I'll go through the list in a bit, thank you!
- zby 1mo agoHonestly I asked in google (I remembered the main sources) - then I iterated with Gemini to format it well. But my first post in this thread was flagged - I don't know what was the reason but it is possible that it was for using AI, as it also contained some more narrative text from Gemini.
- weeznerps 1mo agoread the title and instantly ctrl+f'd Moral Mazes
- mparnisari 1mo agocan you fix the links? they all point to YC
- zby 1mo agoI cannot now. I can only delete the post - sorry - but I guess you can use the search.