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The Crisis of Incompetence: Why We Cannot Survive Fools | Carlo M. Cipolla
We live in a world obsessed with strategy. From geopolitical maneuvers to corporate takeovers, we spend our lives building elaborate defenses against the malicious “Bandit” – the rational actor who seeks to gain at our expense. We assume our adversaries are calculating, motivated by self-interest, and therefore, predictable to a degree. We devise counter-strategies, negotiate, and arm ourselves against those who want to take something from us. This framework, while comforting in its logic, hinges on a dangerous delusion.
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