Thus spake Marcus G. Daniels circa 10/06/2008 02:36 PM: > But removing a brain tumor is beyond what I could do for myself. I'm > also not the best person to build a space shuttle or for that matter > solve a city septic system problem.
Cute. [grin] But you're not talking about management, there. You're talking about execution. You _are_ the best person to determine whether or not you _need_ a tumor removed from your brain (regardless of how much an elitist M.D. might tell you otherwise). As for the much larger issues of space shuttles or septic systems, it is best to have a citizen of the city solve city septic problems. And it is best to have someone from the space shuttle affected regions to decide the when/where/who of building a space shuttle. The trick with those large region affecting decisions, of course, is how does one pick amongst many candidates from the region? But I certainly would not recommend drafting a person born, reared, and living in Milwaukie to make decisions about Los Angeles' septic system, because that increases the chances that "externalities" will be ignored (because the decision maker is out of context, abstracted, ignorant). -- glen e. p. ropella, 971-219-3846, http://tempusdictum.com ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
