It's the Iron Law of Bureaucracy, coined in that form by Jerry Pournelle. http://www.jerrypournelle.com/reports/jerryp/iron.html http://www.jerrypournelle.com/

It's the Iron Law of Bureaucracy, coined in that form by Jerry Pournelle. http://www.jerrypournelle.com/reports/jerryp/iron.html http://www.jerrypournelle.com/reports/jerryp/iron.html Every organization becomes controlled by those who serve the organization itself, as opposed to those who perform the actual goal or service of the organization. Schools are controlled by administrators, not the teachers. Wikipedia and other community-sourced internet sites are run by those who desired to acquire power over Wikipedia, not by those who desire to contribute content.