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RE: Utopia ALWAYS leads to Dystopia (Updated/ReSteemed 5/25)
Digression - Fans of The Office ( the American version) should check out Rao's The Gervais Principle as well. This series of essays captures the human dynamics in organizations that readily translates into effects on governance.
http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-or-the-office-according-to-the-office/
Rao's discussion of the company hierarchy as composed of 3 types of employees (sociopath, clueless, loser) can be seen in government and politics as well, especially in the sociopath type as a politician or burrocratic bigwig
I only watched a few episodes. I don't recall ever experiencing it as political. Dunno if I can handle watching it anymore though. Will have to give the article you provided a better read if I get some free time soon, but it seems a rather pessimistic view to have only 3 types (and specifically those) of employees. With those 3 options alone, I guess I'd rather be clueless? lol!
I don't think I can do Rao's explanation justice (and not in one comment); he does a great job of clarity in brevity ;>
He uses the examples from the show The Office to demonstrate
Brevity and precision are definitely skills where I lack as well. (Thank you steemit for the chance to practice.) Hopefully I'll get to his article this weekend, provided I don't forget.
always too much to read, too much to write ;>
And even if the day were 28 hrs, it'd still be the same I figure...
Have a great weekend, even if only 48^^
you too!
Ok, I read it. The guy is a serious pessimist, lol! I mean I get his descriptions of the structures of The Organization and who populates it, and I think he is right, but not regarding every organization, or every person. I guess it's just oversimplified? Interesting though, thanks :)
I don't think it is the perfect way to describe all organizational systems for sure; I like collecting these typologies and see what applies where ;>
Hell, I don't think there IS a perfect way to describe all organizational systems.
Humans and their systems are so complicated that some oversimplification is needed to get a general understanding...sometimes these oversimplifications can be used to describe a specific case.