SNAFU Principle: “True communication is possible only between equals, because inferiors are more consistently rewarded for telling their superiors pleasant lies than for telling the truth.”

…e purtroppo sul lavoro si incontrano “capaci” leccaculo che spesso e volentieri si impegnano a dimostrarne la correttezza.

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BTW, dal Jargon File:

SNAFU principle: /sna´foo prin´si·pl/, n.
[from a WWII Army ac­ro­nym for ‘Situation Normal, All Fucked Up’] “True communication is possible only between equals, because inferiors are more consistently rewarded for telling their superiors pleasant lies than for telling the truth.:” — a central tenet of Discordianism, often invoked by hackers to explain why authoritarian hierarchies screw up so reliably and systematically. The effect of the SNAFU principle is a progressive disconnection of decision-makers from reality.