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Re:Ex-Valve employee describes internal politics at 'self-or... by jahaja on Sunday July 22, 2018 @04:26AM (#17585834)
Mitigate or incorporate?

- "We seem to have a problem with people seeking power and privilege for their own gain." - "To prevent it, we should let some people exercise power over others in high-status positions."

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Re:Ex-Valve employee describes internal politics at 'self-or... by taneq on Sunday July 22, 2018 @07:29PM (#17589456)
Well ideally the corporate hierarchy should be deliberately constructed to put suitable people (skilled, fair, benevolent) in positions of power, and so should be superior to ad-hoc power structures arranged purely based on personal ability to manipulate social situations. Of course, that doesn't always happen...
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Re:Ex-Valve employee describes internal politics at 'self-or... by dleslie on Sunday July 22, 2018 @10:31AM (#17586936)
Why not both?

IE, Firefighters will stop the spread of fires by setting controlled fires.

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