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Accountability sinks

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1. afiodorov ◴[] No.41893797[source]
I've observed a phenomenon in corporate accountability resembling quantum behavior:

1. Macro level: Departments claim broad accountability.

2. Micro level: Pinpointing task ownership causes accountability to vanish.

3. Indefinite states: Ambiguous tasks linger without resolution.

4. Entanglement: Dependent tasks inherit this ambiguity.

This creates a system where responsibility exists in superposition, tasks remain unresolved, and accountability becomes increasingly delocalized.