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Re:John Carmack: From a DM, just in case anyone else needs t... by urthor on Monday March 20, 2023 @09:38AM (#35231312)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_law_of_oligarchy

I never realised Bullshit jobs was written by an actual academic.

It's not a new idea.

Re:John Carmack: From a DM, just in case anyone else needs t... by m-ee on Monday March 20, 2023 @01:24PM (#35235135)
This seems overly pessimistic (unsurprising given that it’s written by an eventual fascist). Egalitarian societies do exist, but they take work to maintain. The Mondragon corporation functions as a cooperative despite its large size. I know less about it’s day to day organizing that I’d like to unfortunately, would be very interested to learn more.
Re:John Carmack: From a DM, just in case anyone else needs t... by urthor on Monday March 20, 2023 @09:20PM (#35241335)
It's something to be aware of.

I think it's an underestimated aspect of why CEO's get paid the big bucks.

They're paid money to not let this stupidity happen.