You can't squash the metagame of kayfabe in an organization.

· Bits and Bobs 8/11/25
  • You can't squash the metagame of kayfabe in an organization.
    • It arises fundamentally from the fact that your boss can fire you but you can't fire your boss.
    • This is an inescapable asymmetry.
    • Even if your boss is nice and welcomes disconfirming evidence, there's an asymmetry.
      • And they're almost certainly not as nice or open as they think they are.
    • If you try to squash kayfabe it will just squish out the sides in a new and even more difficult to deal with way.

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