the stupidity of power, giancarlo livraghi, 1996 - 2002.

"If Tom takes an action and suffers a loss while producing a gain to Dick, Tom’s mark will fall in field H: Tom acted helplessly. If Tom takes an action by which he makes a gain while yielding a gain also to Dick, Tom’s mark will fall in area I: Tom acted intelligently. If Tom takes an action by which he makes a gain causing Dick a loss, Tom’s mark will fall in area B: Tom acted as a bandit. Stupidity is related to area S and to all positions on axis Y below point 0." the basic laws of human stupidity, carlo m. cipolla, 1987.

"We are now ready to begin to write the history of human stupidity." a short introduction to the history of human stupidity, walter b. pitkin, 1932.

"An effective antidote to the stupidity of power is the ability of some people to make things work without placing themselves in a 'power role'": brown’s job, author unknown, circa 1930.

Un pequeño suplemento a “La estupidez del poder”.