7heoM to Linus Tech Tips@lemmy.ml • edit-22 years agoMadison on why she quitpinlemmy.mlimagemessage-square627arrow-up12.1Kfile-text
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minus-square@cerement@slrpnk.netlinkfedilink24•2 years ago “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority; still more when you superadd the tendency of the certainty of corruption by authority.” —Lord Acton, Letter to Bishop Creighton (1887)
minus-square@MotoAsh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink6•2 years agoI wish wisdom were a requirement of leaders. At least the bare minimum of aknowledging reality would be nice…
minus-square7heoOPMlinkfedilink15•edit-22 years agoUnfortunately, the only good requirement to be a leader is to be a good liar.
minus-square@MotoAsh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•2 years agoNah, it’s easy to spot people who don’t actually have skill. People just LOVE to give others the benefit of the doubt. To the detriment of all.
minus-square@randomname01@feddit.nllinkfedilink4•2 years agoBut guys, Linus swears there’s no need for a union. He’ll just wield the power responsibly and with care, unlike all those other people.
I wish wisdom were a requirement of leaders.
At least the bare minimum of aknowledging reality would be nice…
Unfortunately, the only good requirement to be a leader is to be a good liar.
Nah, it’s easy to spot people who don’t actually have skill.
People just LOVE to give others the benefit of the doubt. To the detriment of all.
But guys, Linus swears there’s no need for a union. He’ll just wield the power responsibly and with care, unlike all those other people.