Politicians don’t persist because they’re stupid or confused. They persist because the system rewards the one thing a normal adult hates doing: admitting they screwed up. At first, sure, they get to play dumb. They get their little starter pack of excuses. “Unintended consequences.” “We didn’t anticipate.” “The data was unclear.” That’s the early stage,…
Tag: Stupidity
Wrath and Rage
Some people go to work every day, and they just let it all slide. The backstabbing, the incompetence, the guy in accounting who somehow doesn’t know how to use Excel despite working in accounting. None of it fazes them. They walk through the foul mistreatment of a workplace like they’re strolling through a light drizzle—annoying?…
The Banality of Incompetence
In the modern tableau of global leadership, one might be tempted to ascribe to our leaders a certain malevolence, a deliberate intent to dismantle the structures they oversee. This analysis, while seductive in its dramatic flair, misses a far simpler and more disquieting truth. Our ruling class is not engaged in a conscious effort to…