tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053627019760211350.post5382999292772762873..comments2022-10-28T00:55:23.215-07:00Comments on Prax Americana: The Efficiency of Being a DickC.J. Caswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10105689230744789436noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053627019760211350.post-51399960832513494932013-07-16T20:03:31.808-07:002013-07-16T20:03:31.808-07:00I remain polite because I have no "governor&q...I remain polite because I have no "governor". Meaning I have no line that I know not to cross. I believe (from observation) most people have this. In a situation where guys are just horsing around (they claim) I may go violent and escalate rapidly. Since I wish to avoid prison I stay polite and disengage. For the same reason I carry no weapon. Because fundamentally I don't care. Also I have no friends. Because I cannot trust me.AnvilTigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02401730643484445361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053627019760211350.post-11754576158197641312013-07-16T02:06:44.527-07:002013-07-16T02:06:44.527-07:00You seem to have absolutely no idea how wrong you ...You seem to have absolutely no idea how wrong you are.<br /><br />And yes, I've read on leveled hierarchies. Plenty. Newell's thing is based on not having formal titles, but that does not mean that implicit hierarchies aren't forming within that organization. <br /><br />You can trust me or not, but I promise you this: hierarchy is forever. So long as people have values, some will be more valuable than others. And that means leverage and power.<br /><br />http://praxamericana.blogspot.com/2013/01/hierarchy-part-1-to-begin.html<br /><br />Beware of utopians, brosef.C.J. Caswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105689230744789436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053627019760211350.post-50002485212649445662013-07-16T00:57:28.826-07:002013-07-16T00:57:28.826-07:00When it goes from "blunt truth" to hiera...When it goes from "blunt truth" to hierarchy.<br /><br />They are not interconnected. Sometimes saying what need to be said at the cost of disillusion is a good thing to do... and you just can't do it to "anyone" only people that trust you. Fine.<br /><br />But hierarchical organizations are extremely flawed and on their way out. They were useful with limited information and when reason was weak and emotions ruled. While they take a way the tax of manners, they do impose much larger one - tax of clubbing people on the head until they yield to your dominance, plus the tax of struggle for top spots. The more hierarchy the larger the inefficiencies. Yes - you can clamp everybody towards one direction, but at extreme costs. Army is the most hierarchical (though it still has a side line of sergeants to officers line of command) and it has the grossest mismanagements.<br /><br />For an example of flat organization - read on Valve. Their success is staggering and they've leaked a guidebook for new employees. While it's Gabe Newell who's owning it - it's not some cooperative - actual work is fluidly structured and there is no hierarchy. Not to "feel good", but because there are a lot of people who can meaningfully contribute to decision making. If you isolate one boss for it - his capacity will likely underwhelm. Flat is like internet, while hierarchy is one big computer. When we couldn't set up webs that would actually do the job, we had to fight for domination and than rigidly rule the process. But these days are over.Peterushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00366453001768706828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053627019760211350.post-9187864720523276882013-07-15T20:42:42.798-07:002013-07-15T20:42:42.798-07:00I'm not talkin' out of my ass, but I did s...I'm not talkin' out of my ass, but I did suspect I used too many words.<br />C.J. Caswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105689230744789436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053627019760211350.post-19840404804432013-07-15T20:36:14.822-07:002013-07-15T20:36:14.822-07:00I'll treat you like a friend: You talk out you...I'll treat you like a friend: You talk out your ass and use too many words to do it.<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18194867861358564423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053627019760211350.post-30412371928981312412013-07-15T17:16:03.766-07:002013-07-15T17:16:03.766-07:00Very much encompasses the idea of being nice versu...Very much encompasses the idea of being nice versus being kind. Telling someone what they may need to hear instead of what they want to hear (often being a dick) is a distinguishing factor in this duality. I can definitely be nice, but I won't lie to anyone or neglect to "call them out on their shit" if I have a relationship with them.<br /><br />Great articlecrabstampedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13559590198782021672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053627019760211350.post-37873413770766750992013-07-15T13:02:10.793-07:002013-07-15T13:02:10.793-07:00Manners and politeness are simply the proper socia...Manners and politeness are simply the proper social rules for being unkind to an asshole who needs such.<br /><br />I am far more polite to strangers and enemies than I am to my friends. Kristophrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370888276707569365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053627019760211350.post-25993625981670853142013-07-15T02:14:27.907-07:002013-07-15T02:14:27.907-07:00Of course. What matters is whether you actually kn...Of course. What matters is whether you actually know someone, or have some kind of sensible reason to trust them. Anyone can be polite.C.J. Caswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105689230744789436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053627019760211350.post-25906786173113517692013-07-15T01:43:12.820-07:002013-07-15T01:43:12.820-07:00"When you have to kill a man, it costs nothin..."When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite."<br /><br />Sometimes an asshole is just an asshole.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com