Peter principle suggests that people end up promoted to "a level of respective incompetence". It applies to corporate structures, but not exclusively. Smart people will realize a ceiling is reached and will seek better pastures. From a pragmatic business point of view, it's better to let such an employee go. It doesn't pay to witness a failure caused by an individual's incompetence. Nor a demotion will sit well with a human ego. This could cause more damage.

I think this idea also applies to personal relationships. And that's where it could get really messy, really fast. Imagine a situation where you get to know someone. Initially, you treat him as an outsider, who happened to spark your interest somehow. Over time a closer relationship develops. A said individual is being promoted so to speak. As time goes by and you get to know each other better, an even closer bond forms. Yet, at some point, a certain quality or a shortcoming will expose itself, and you will realize that a plateau is reached. Perhaps you even went over the top. That's the point you realize no further developments with this individual, Things could remain where they are, but no entry to the next circle of trust. That's your view. The other side, desiring more "promotions" might get frustrated by the lack of it. Not a wise individual, who will understand and hopefully accept or walk. It's a childish egomaniac that would be a problem.

Hopefully a time for explanations never comes.

Всё в аэропорту Женевы быстро, чётко, удобно и эффективно. Кроме одного - WiFi. Лучше бы его не было вовсе. Если у вас нет местного номера телефона, то для подключения нужно просканировать посадочный, получить какой-то код, и ввести его на странице авторизации. Западло в том, что когда вы дошли до своего гейта и выяснили расклад, оказывается, что нужная машинка находится в центре терминала. Придется возвращаться. Тут выясняется, что эта хрень не работает. В ней закончилась бумага. Надо идти на information desk. Благо там уже быстро. Это на вылете. По прилёту вообще без вариантов.
#travel

easyJet a low-cost airline. At the gate an agent verifies for the carry on to fit into a cage. If it doesn't, a passenger must pay up. So, I took two laptops from my bag and it fit. A few steps later put them right back.
Д - Дебилы.
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banter
#wordoftheday

sulk
#wordoftheday

ensconced
#wordoftheday

bequeathed
#wordoftheday

Бесят любители искусства фотографирующие картины в музее. Постоянно закрывают обзор. Особое место в аду для тех кто делает селфи на фоне знаменитых картин.
#travel

elegiac
#wordoftheday

enshittocene
#wordoftheday

quibbles
#wordoftheday

Простая и элегантная инфографика отображающая темпы адаптации базовых потребительских технологий в США в 1900-2021 годах. Темпы распространения телефонии и электрификации просели в начале 1930х, это великая депрессия, но в этот же период радио двигалось без задержек. Источник - BlackRock Investment Institute.
https://ritholtz.com/2024/02/u-s-technology-adoption-1900-2021/

#AmericanDynamism

кунктаторство
#wordoftheday

The "don't judge" crowd. You probably know a person or two expressing this view. It's often a signal to a speaker that the audience is OK with anything, regardless of how nonsensical the message could be. It's a progressive form of prayer inviting anti-rational gods. It's an idea, that assigns equal weight to anybody who can open a mouth, on the basis that every opinion ought to be respected. Nothing could be further from the truth. The "don't judge" approach is intellectually dishonest at best and a fraud at worst.

We're not a plant-based biological marvel. Humans, as a species, evolved having a brain and a neurological system. Throughout history and evolution, we used these faculties. We had to determine if an animal presented a danger. We had to judge if a stranger was to be trusted, if a particular fruit is poisonous, and so on. Those who made bad judgments quickly departed to a better world. Those who remained learned and passed the knowledge to future generations. We still have to evaluate anything and everything in the modern society. Even the “don’t judge” people do. The costs of mistakes will probably not threaten one's survivorship, but will result in inferior outcomes. "Cogito, ergo sum" is the "first principle" of René Descartes's philosophy, translated to English as, "I think, therefore I am". Judging is a form of thinking. Are those declaring "we don't judge" publicly admitting to being non-thinking (and by extension not living) organisms? I doubt it. Hence, it's a fraud. It's a dishonest pretend that the emotional well-being of a narrator supersedes that of the quality of the narrative. A truth seeker shouldn't be afraid to upset the "philosopher" with rational criticism.

All sorts of bullshit Ideas that should've been squashed by a tiny application of rational judgment and critical thinking were allowed to proliferate unchecked by a "don't judge" team. If this approach is taken to its logical conclusion, we'll end up with Flat Earthers chairing geographical departments and anti-vaxxers running medical boards.

The modus operandi should be - we judge, but tolerate within reason.

March 2024.

Город торчков и негоциантов,
Каналов, мостов и музыкантов.
Город туманов, дождей, непогоды,
А также Рембрандта, цветов и свободы.

Город куда я люблю приезжать,
Город, где есть мне кого повидать.
В общем привет Амстердам, и пока.
Рад был увидеть тебя, как всегда.

March 2024.