BillyOblivion comments on Rationality Quotes: March 2011 - Less Wrong
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Depends.
If the potential perfidy of humans is not counted for in your solution, then it's a fail.
Humans lie, cheat, and steal. Especially when the system is policy is designed to encourage that behavior.
Yes, blaming the failure on self-serving behaviour is futile, but its imperative that you account for people's tendency to do this when you design a system.