Does Murphy’s law imply there will always be an office psychopath on the job ?
If people trained 8hrs per day to be super fit,
then ensured their 24/7 automated systems were handling their problems,
and only then attempted other work they were well qualified for,
they’d be reasonably immune from the office psychopath, and who knows, might figure some way to get rid of the office psychopath.
But most people are not immune. They allow themselves roped into doing little jobs that don’t contribute to program effectiveness and while they are off their guard doing these rather meaningless jobs they may let their health run down or in some other way become susceptible to attack from the office psychopath.
"men are so simple, and so subject to present necessities, that he who seeks to deceive will always find someone who will allow himself to be deceived. One recent example I cannot pass over in silence. Alexander VI did nothing else but deceive men, nor ever thought of doing otherwise, and he always found victims; for there never was a man who had greater power in asserting, or who with greater oaths would affirm a thing, yet would observe it less; nevertheless his deceits always succeeded according to his wishes, because he well understood this side of mankind."
(machiavelli, the prince, ch 18, para. 21)
To epistemologyfan.
Terric insight.
Thanks.