On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:50:55 -0400, with neither quill nor qualm, Wes
quickly quoth:

"Paul K. Dickman" wrote:

The fundamental problem is that when you hire people to do stupid
things, they adapt to their environment and get stupid.



They are not stupid for the most part, just resentful. That means a creative mind is
playing stupid. A much worse situation.

With the resentment come thoughts of reparation, consciously or
unconsciously. "I'll show them how much I like this job now that it's
dumbed down..." etc.

--
Smokey the Bear's rules for fire safety should apply to government:
Keep it small, keep it in a confined area, and keep an eye on it.
--John Stossel in _Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity_