alt Hacker NewsIt is an interesting subject - but so much have been written about it in the past. I would like to read what are the new angles.
And for the past discussions see:
HACKER NEWS DISCUSSION LINKS
THE GERVAIS PRINCIPLE
* The Gervais Principle Main Submission (October 2009) https://ycombinator.com
* The Gervais Principle, or the Office According to "The Office" (August 2024) https://ycombinator.com
MORAL MAZES
* Moral Mazes: Bureaucracy and Managerial Work (February 2020) https://ycombinator.com
* Moral Mazes and Emotional Labor Comment (October 2019) https://ycombinator.com
MEDITATIONS ON MOLOCH
* Meditations on Moloch Systems Discussion (April 2019) https://ycombinator.com
* Meditations on Moloch Main Discussion (March 2023) https://ycombinator.com
* Context from Scott Alexander's Blog (June 2025) https://ycombinator.com
THREADS INTERSECTING MULTIPLE CONCEPTS
* Best books for dealing with workplace politics and dishonesty? (December 2020) https://ycombinator.com
* Analysis comparing Gervais Principle to Moral Mazes (April 2023) https://ycombinator.com
* Ask HN: Stories of political intrigue in large companies (December 2023) https://ycombinator.com
* Things I want to say to my boss (December 2025) https://ycombinator.com
Wow, thank you for that, must've been quite a bit of work to put that together and I feel sorry for not digging through the archives. I hope this brought up a few new thoughts, perhaps, I know it's mostly ramblings and us-against-the-ones-on-top banter, but here and there, I see and was hoping for some insights. I'll go through the list in a bit, thank you!