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Chang Chokaski's avatar

Good/decent people don't become rulers/heads-of-state (I really hope to be proven wrong). Power corrupts AND corruptible people are more attracted to power. (Why do we get the wrong leaders? Brian Klaas at Science and Cocktails: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Oab42VZRE)

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ShastaBetty's avatar

Just watched this and it is excellent. I will likely watch again. Thank you for sharing.

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Chang Chokaski's avatar

I also recommend this book: "Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us" (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56899219) by the same author.

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