Re:Assume everyone is stupid, lazy and possibly insane, incl...
by ahdh8f4hf4h8 on Monday November 15, 2021 @11:15AM
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I think it can work when thinking about accountability and checks-and-balances in processes and roles; for example how would I detect if my CFO is stealing money from a startup, or what if a narcissist became a manager at my company? But I would apply in on a role/position level, not as a starting assumption in new relationships.
Re:Assume everyone is stupid, lazy and possibly insane, incl...
by JumpCrisscross on Monday November 15, 2021 @12:20PM
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> I would apply in on a role/position level, not as a starting assumption in new relationships
Agree. My doublethink fix is to ask what could go wrong if the person in front of me were replaced by a dishonest, incompetent, narcissistic and/or venal one.
As a continuous attitude, agree this advice is toxic. As a temporary place you take yourself to stress test plans, it’s valuable. (I’d add: people are assholes. How will a self-serving, morally unconstrained actor run roughshod over the assumptions your system makes?)