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Unfortunately, someone being a "nice person" doesn't mean they're immune to being corrupted by power. If I had known Obama before he was elected, I'm sure I'd h
by apsec112 13y ago
Unfortunately, someone being a "nice person" doesn't mean they're immune to being corrupted by power. If I had known Obama before he was elected, I'm sure I'd have thought of him as a nice guy. As this last month shows, that's no protection against abuses.
Given that the corruption is minor - petty abuses like not returning emails or stealing a few percent equity or inserting terms at the last minute - and the amount of power so large (giving tens of millions to people who are often broke, with zero appeal or oversight), I'd be surprised if it didn't happen.
- pg 13y agoThe best ones are actually very careful not to do anything fishy. They don't need to, and in any case it would not be worth the risk to their brand.
- read 13y ago(A side note irrelevant to this comment thread. One has to applaud this essay for one of the most strategic uses of "Hell if I know". I learned a lot about writing by reading what you write. Thank you.)