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And so when we have this simplistic view of power, we're missing the story. What you really need is a system that attracts the right kind of people 01:18:20 so that the diplomats who are clean and nice and rule-following end up in power. Then you need a system that gives them all the right incentives to follow the rules once they get there. And then if you do have people who break the rules, there needs to be consequences. So the study from UN diplomats and their parking behavior actually, I think, illuminates a huge amount of very interesting dynamics around power,
- how to create a system that mitigates abuse, based on the UN diplomat parking example
- create a system that attracts the right kind of people so that the people who are clean and nice and rule-following end up in power.
- Give them all the right incentives to follow the rules once they get there.
- If you do have people who break the rules, there needs to be consequences.
- how to create a system that mitigates abuse, based on the UN diplomat parking example
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the problem is that we've engineered a society in which power itself is costly to everyone, and that means that the only people who think it's worth paying the cost are those who are power-hungry.
- key insight
- we've engineered a society in which power itself is costly to everyone
- cost
- it's invasive, your life will be scritinized, your family may pay a price, and may be destroyed
- for the power-hungry, they can often accept the cost
- for most ordinary people, that cost is too high
- it's invasive, your life will be scritinized, your family may pay a price, and may be destroyed
- key insight
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power-hungry literally means someone who wants power. Someone who wants power 00:11:34 is going to seek power more than everybody else. As a result of that, we have a real problem on our hands. How do we stop this, right? So there's a few answers.
- problem
- power hungry people intentionally seek out power more than anyone else.
- this creates a real problem.
- the more power a position has, the more likely power-hungry people will be attracted
- solution
- make systems of power more attractive for ordinary and decent people
- problem
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when we design systems in an intelligent way, we can screen out 00:11:09 and topple the Martin McFifes of this world.
- key strategy
- design system to screen out power hungry people
- key strategy
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