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Comment author: Daniel_Burfoot 16 June 2016 02:15:13AM 0 points [-]

I think I’ve been in the top 5% of my age cohort all my life in understanding the power of incentives, and all my life I’ve underestimated it. And never a year passes but I get some surprise that pushes my limit a little farther.

Comment author: ChristianKl 16 June 2016 02:40:16PM 0 points [-]

His favorite example is Federal Express. Of course in a business like Federal Express self-interest incentives are the biggest driver of performance.

That doesn't mean that they are the biggest driver in a project like Wikipedia.

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