What Matters in Power Isn't Smarts but Feedback-Channel Bandwidth
repligate · x · 2026-09-11
An argument that for anyone in a position of power, the most important thing is maximizing the bandwidth and quality of feedback channels — the world is complicated enough that no amount of raw intelligence prevents mistakes.
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