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Re:Ask HN: What has your work taught you that other people d... by geggam on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @10:31AM (#22045650)
Power corrupts. Corruption erodes trust.

How do you put people in power without corruption ?

You give them a tight set of rules to follow and limit their power.... with something like a constitution.

You see how it took a mere 200 years for that to get corrupted ?

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Re:Ask HN: What has your work taught you that other people d... by lotsofpulp on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @10:39AM (#22045756)
Change is inevitable. I merely hope to slow the change caused by corruption by doing what I can to prevent it.

The only way to stop or slow corruption is by shining light on it. I support all efforts to increase transparency. Put all those spreadsheets online so people can audit each other. Perhaps it is inevitable still, but it’s the best chance we have.

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