The possibility of extending an order of peace, beyond the small group which could agree on particular ends . . . is due to the discovery of a method of collaboration which requires agreement only on means and not on ends.1
—F.A. Hayek
The Core Principle of Group Improvement
Tribal society is end-connected. Extended orders are rule-connected.
Effective Interests Are Personal
It is simplistic to think of the public interest like a sort of benevolent harmonic that the good guys can somehow feel and resonate to. A society is not a sentient being: It has no singular interest per se. The same goes for departments, which are comprised of persons.
That everyone possesses interests of their own seems undeniable. Any motivational ...
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