Owen's Law in Action
How does a clique work?
Right now, I discovered this wonderful comment on my blog. I decided to post it here – just so I could demonstrate some things about cliques:
“ said...
Ya know...it wasnt anyone. But it was everyone. The CIA was out to get you and they post on NS for the sole purpose of putting you down and making you feel bad. They did it to Kennedy. Now they're after you.”
Greg, yes, I know you. I do not respect you. That is my right.
Anyhow, in this post of yours, you were right about one thing:
Ya know...it wasnt anyone. But it was everyone.
A clique – like the one our dear NYNJ belongs to – operates not by individual will, but rather like a hivemind, supplementing or replacing individual will, responsibility, and thought by ‘B… b… but everybody else does it, too!’
And about conspiracies, Greg: L. Neil Smith, in his book ‘Lever Action’, which I suspect you have never bothered to read, refers to Owen’s Law:
"Whenever it looks like a conspiracy, consider the possibility that it's only because they're stupid."
I believe this is the case here, too.
P.S. On a happier not, here's another Nationstates Blog
2 Comments:
Thank you for linking to my blog. I linked to your blog in mine. This NationStates "mafia" or "clique" - whatever you might call it - could be a threat to average people who play NationStates.
You'd think you were describing some nefarious government conspiracy, rather than a free web-based online roleplaying game.
Perhaps you should take a step back and actually look at what you're saying.
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