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Re:Twitter names famed hacker 'Mudge' as head of security by lukifer on Monday November 16, 2020 @06:44PM (#25118589)
I'm reminded of Robert Anton Wilson's SNAFU Principle: "Communication is only possible between equals." [0] Formal hierarchies can create perverse incentives that discourage passing vital information up the chain, lest you make someone in power look bad, or stick your neck out as a troublemaker / "not a team player" / etc.

While a good manager can mitigate the problem by cultivating mutual trust, individually and culturally, the problem gets compounded when hierarchies become nested, and the org scales beyond the Dunbar Number.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNAFU_Principle

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Re:Twitter names famed hacker 'Mudge' as head of security by m463 on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @09:25PM (#25132495)
yes, equals.

a consultant can talk to the ceo as an equal.

however, a consultant can also talk to the mail clerk as an equal.

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