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Why do modern organizations suck?

1) Power corrupts - individuals who acquire power don't concern themselves with the well-being of others. They are blinded by greed.

2)The bureaucratic trap - the idea you can just think really hard and anticipate what all the problems will be and then write rules. It always fails.

People need agency. A smart, careful, considering person or community thinks about the actual situation and how to deal with it in some way. Top down thinking and the belief that you can predict everything and subject it to a process, is flawed.



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