Comment on Balaji Srinivasan calls for tech to "exit democracy" and seize local governmentsparentComments−pixl972yThe most dangerous thing to the dictators is yes men.−danans2yI tend to see it the opposite way. Yes men are the ones who enable dictators (also cult leaders). Perhaps that's what you actually meant?−pixl972yThis is a weird case of yes to both...Think of it this way, the yes man will enable the leader to drive the fully loaded truck at 100MPH even when the brakes are bad. The yes man also won't tell the leader they are rapidly approaching a cliff either.
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The most dangerous thing to the dictators is yes men.
I tend to see it the opposite way. Yes men are the ones who enable dictators (also cult leaders). Perhaps that's what you actually meant?
This is a weird case of yes to both...
Think of it this way, the yes man will enable the leader to drive the fully loaded truck at 100MPH even when the brakes are bad. The yes man also won't tell the leader they are rapidly approaching a cliff either.