Archive post June 3, 2008
"Movement is sometimes an adequate substitution for action."
—Philip Marlowe
The Worster Principle seems to slightly overlap with, although it is by no means identical to, Jerry Pournelle's Iron Law of Bureaucracy: https://www.jerrypournelle.com/reports/jerryp/iron.html
Oh fcuk me! Being compared with Pournelle is ... idk ... yuck.
But yeah, I know, you're right.
Sorry, man. I don't agree with Pournelle or other extreme libertarians on everything, but I think most any sincere person who has worked in a bureaucracy (public or private) is likely to admit that the ILB is spot on.
I could compare you with Ayn Rand if you'd like!
I know. I know. I quote the ILB often enough.
As far as the Ayn Rand comparison is concerned, YES PLEASE. I'll make it a guest blog post.
"Movement is sometimes an adequate substitution for action."
—Philip Marlowe
The Worster Principle seems to slightly overlap with, although it is by no means identical to, Jerry Pournelle's Iron Law of Bureaucracy: https://www.jerrypournelle.com/reports/jerryp/iron.html
Oh fcuk me! Being compared with Pournelle is ... idk ... yuck.
But yeah, I know, you're right.
Sorry, man. I don't agree with Pournelle or other extreme libertarians on everything, but I think most any sincere person who has worked in a bureaucracy (public or private) is likely to admit that the ILB is spot on.
I could compare you with Ayn Rand if you'd like!
I know. I know. I quote the ILB often enough.
As far as the Ayn Rand comparison is concerned, YES PLEASE. I'll make it a guest blog post.