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		throwup238 on July 6, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Advantages of incompetent management This is what Knuth actually said: > We should forget about our coworkers, say about 97% of the time: premature coordination is the root of all evil. Yet we should not pass up our opportunities in that critical 3% to take credit for their work.

taneq on July 7, 2024 [–]

Remember that he's only proven this statement correct, he hasn't actually tested it. ;)

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