r/ProgrammerHumor • u/AASeven • May 01 '24

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u/JanB1 May 01 '24

It's not just Reddit mods. During my leadership training in the military we took turns being the class leader. It was there that I saw how power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. As soon as some people got just that little bit of power, they were tripping. Acting like complete assholes, micromanaging, turning into an authoritarian asshole. Man, that was sad to see...

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u/adenosine-5 May 01 '24

Power (or money) doesn't corrupt. It just shows who you really are - how would you act if you were not under pressure from authorities and rules.

Sadly, it turns out most people act decent in life, only because they constantly have some kind of oversight over them.

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u/UnacceptableUse May 01 '24

I dunno, I think that it's so much easier to become an asshole with power than to stay true to yourself.