tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613210263413208128.post6367673913392582982..comments2023-07-04T10:45:31.816-04:00Comments on Malpighian Corpuscle: Why are people such dicks about power?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613210263413208128.post-62328810368717046362012-10-06T11:22:57.810-04:002012-10-06T11:22:57.810-04:00Yeah, that's a whole entire side of the coin t...Yeah, that's a whole entire side of the coin that I did not mention. Collaborative recognition isn't well-rewarded in our society though. I wonder where that comes from and how it can be changed.<br /><br />BTW, best fake name ever: Dr. Phloblegobber. Ha!asplenianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613210263413208128.post-66565596538435896092012-10-06T11:17:39.110-04:002012-10-06T11:17:39.110-04:00I've been very lucky to have great bosses much...I've been very lucky to have great bosses much of my life. People in power aren't necessarily the ones who are dicks about power though, perhaps precisely because they aren't lacking? asplenianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613210263413208128.post-52542562547343975432012-10-05T12:11:21.477-04:002012-10-05T12:11:21.477-04:00El Guapo, your boss is right behind you isn't ...El Guapo, your boss is right behind you isn't he? :)<br /><br />Power doesn't cause someone to be a dick, power is a personality enhancer. A dick with power is a bigger dick. Just like someone who is inherently kind can use their power for good. Unfortunately when your a nice person, unlike a dick, your ultimate goal is not to amass power.<br /><br /><br />In my understanding of it, the quote,"we are standing on the shoulders of giants", tends to itself empower the dicks. Especially in science. You never hear of Marconi or Tesla's research assistants, you only hear of, 'the one that published the paper". In the articles it will say something like 'Dr. Phloblegobber and his students' or 'A research team headed by Dr. Phloblegobber' discovered the Phloblegobble particle today. This reduces all but Dr. Phloblegobber to nameless minions under his ultimate greatness. Whether or not he did any of the work, he becomes the giant whose shoulders the next researcher stands on.Populus Es Bardushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16277962447495338029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613210263413208128.post-19503761853348906582012-10-05T10:37:36.491-04:002012-10-05T10:37:36.491-04:00I don't know that it's the power. Some peo...I don't know that it's the power. Some people are just dicks.<br />And my current boss is quite possibly the nicest guy I've ever worked for...ElGuapohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10036373233968238854noreply@blogger.com