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The truth is, nearly every attempt to design a hierarchy-free, "flat" control system just moves the central control around until you can't see it anymore. Human structures all have leaders, whether implicit or explicit, and the explicit ones tend to be more diverse.
But we in the Handdara don't want answers. It's hard to avoid them, but we try to."
"Faxe, I don't think I understand."
"Well, we come here to the Fastnesses mostly to learn what questions not to ask."
"But you're the Answerers!"
"You don't see yet, Genry, why we perfected and practice Foretelling?"
"No-"
"To exhibit the perfect uselessness of knowing the answer to the wrong question."
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin
In conditions of uncertainty, you might be tempted to use a low mark to reward your loyal investors. If you run a hedge fund, the main temptation is to report better performance.
Money Stuff: CoinDeal’s Bentleys Weren’t Real
Matt Levine
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