I hope to be able to circle back and review the links as well but your article alone is chock full of excellent things to consider, sad things, but better to know than not know. When my car doesn't run right, I prefer to know about the shop, why certain work needs to be done or not done (am I being sold on unnecessary work), what the best preventative measures are, etc... Same should go for our bodies/health x 2.
This reminds me of "Pournelle's Iron Law of Bureaucracy":
In any organization there will be 2 kinds of people; 1) those who are devoted to the goals of the organization (i.e., dedicated teachers, nurses, scientists, etc), and 2) those who are dedicated to the organization itself (i.e., school administrators, university department chairs and presidents, career politicians, etc).
The Iron Law states that in every case the second group will gain and keep control of the organization. It will write the rules and control promotions within. This group is *not* devoted to the mission of the organization, but will of course claim to be so.
Hello Jay, thank you for your comment and for the support of my substack. Yes, what you wrote has certainly been proven true to me over and over. I worked in hospitals for many years, and it was always clear that there was a fundamental difference in the goals between the workforce (as a nurse), and in the general upper administration.
Fantastic newsletter, JP. Thanks for writing, and for all the links to articles and videos. Will be sharing with friends and family!
Thank you Jackie, I appreciate it!
I hope to be able to circle back and review the links as well but your article alone is chock full of excellent things to consider, sad things, but better to know than not know. When my car doesn't run right, I prefer to know about the shop, why certain work needs to be done or not done (am I being sold on unnecessary work), what the best preventative measures are, etc... Same should go for our bodies/health x 2.
Thank you Cory. Yes, we reasonably set a standard for many of the products/services we purchase. Why not hold the highest standard for our own health?
This reminds me of "Pournelle's Iron Law of Bureaucracy":
In any organization there will be 2 kinds of people; 1) those who are devoted to the goals of the organization (i.e., dedicated teachers, nurses, scientists, etc), and 2) those who are dedicated to the organization itself (i.e., school administrators, university department chairs and presidents, career politicians, etc).
The Iron Law states that in every case the second group will gain and keep control of the organization. It will write the rules and control promotions within. This group is *not* devoted to the mission of the organization, but will of course claim to be so.
Hello Jay, thank you for your comment and for the support of my substack. Yes, what you wrote has certainly been proven true to me over and over. I worked in hospitals for many years, and it was always clear that there was a fundamental difference in the goals between the workforce (as a nurse), and in the general upper administration.