One of the big problems with human society, expressed in two elegant sentences:<\/p>\n
Most organizations would cease to operate efficiently if deference to authority were not one of the prevailing norms. Yet, the norm is so well entrenched in organizational cultures that orders are regularly carried out by subordinates with little regard for potential deleterious ethical consequences of such acts.
– Robert B Cialdini and Noah J Goldstein in the 2004 Annual Review of Psychology chapter on Social Influence<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nThere’s no easy way out of this, either. Furthermore, I’d say (and take the quote further than was intended by doing so) that authority resides not just in persons, but also in systems.
\nAccept these four uncontroversial premises:
\n– Systems are massively beneficial.
\n– Systems only work if they are obeyed.
\n– Systems that are imperfect cause problems when they are obeyed.
\n– No system is perfect.
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