People who expect to be around will naturally balance long-term considerations.

· Bits and Bobs 9/29/25
  • People who expect to be around will naturally balance long-term considerations.
    • If they expect to be reorged or fired within a few years, they won't care about the long-term implications of their actions.
      • "It won't be me having to deal with it."
    • This is even stronger when they're handed overly aggressive short-term goals with downside.
      • "If I don't cut this corner, I won't even be around in a few years anyway, so why worry about the implications of the shortcut?"
    • People who expect to be in the same seat in the future will naturally make decisions that balance the short-term and long-term.
    • Default-cohering, vs default-decohering.
    • A small distinction with an infinite difference.

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