22 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 13 Aug \ parent \ on: Stacker Saloon
That's a brutal quote. My refrain of "Outcomes follow incentives" means pretty much the same thing, although it also implies that a good system will beat a bad person.
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38 sats \ 1 reply \ @Taft 13 Aug
I like your refrain.
But this:
it also implies that a good system will beat a bad person
sounds a bit utopian to me. Does good systems exist (or will ever exist)?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 13 Aug
Maybe it is utopian or maybe you have to think a good system can beat a bad person, unless he perverts the system.
That was the American founders goal, right? To create a system that didn't require good men for its proper functioning.
It's also the idea Adam Smith articulated about markets: i.e. it's not out of generosity that the baker provides you with bread.
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