Re:Larry Page on Charlie Rose
by aptwebapps on Wednesday May 23, 2012 @08:51AM
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The opposite seems more likely: the corrupt get more power.
I think that's a false dichotomy. Power corrupts and the corrupt get power. Also, it's not binary but rather goes by degrees. Thus the long pursuit of power tends to lead to thorough corruption.
I don't think someone like Page is completely immune to the allure of power, but he may have a high resistance to it.
Caveat: I'm using the term a little loosely - there are different sorts of corruption.
I think that's a false dichotomy. Power corrupts and the corrupt get power. Also, it's not binary but rather goes by degrees. Thus the long pursuit of power tends to lead to thorough corruption.
I don't think someone like Page is completely immune to the allure of power, but he may have a high resistance to it.
Caveat: I'm using the term a little loosely - there are different sorts of corruption.