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Re:Silicon Valley Women, in Cultural Shift, Frankly Describe... by dragonwriter on Friday June 30, 2017 @11:28PM (#14675203)
> Basically, power corrupts.

No, it doesn't; that description negates the agency and responsibility of the powerful.

Power (basically by definition) weakens external constraints, including constraints that inhibit expression of corrupt impulses.

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Re:Silicon Valley Women, in Cultural Shift, Frankly Describe... by stcredzero on Saturday July 01, 2017 @03:22PM (#14678519)
that description negates the agency and responsibility of the powerful.

Huh?

Power (basically by definition) weakens external constraints, including constraints that inhibit expression of corrupt impulses.

You just said the same thing!

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Re:Silicon Valley Women, in Cultural Shift, Frankly Describe... by dragonwriter on Sunday July 02, 2017 @02:13AM (#14681153)
No, if you want to shorten mine it's “Power provides opportunities for existing corruption to show”, which is quite different than “Power corrupts.”
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