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P241– whatever methods we use, we must swing the pendulum back toward watching those in power rather than ordinary workers or citizens. And that’s because of Norenzayan’s simple truth, present from ancient Egypt until today: watched people are nice people.
— Jan 04, 2026 05:00AM
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Page 199-these four lessons provide a roadmap to put better people into positions of authority: recruit smarter; randomly select people to perform oversight; rotate people around more; and audit decision-making processes, not just results.
— Jan 04, 2026 04:19AM
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page 163. Becoming powerful, makes you more selfish, reduces empathy, increases hypocrisy, and makes you more likely to commit abuse.
— Jan 02, 2026 07:20AM
