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		_hyn3 on Nov 29, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I resigned from Twitter In that case, why would it make any sense to promote the person who was ostensibly most responsible for curing those ills?

riffic on Nov 29, 2021 [–]

you ever hear the theory about failing upwards?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle

edit: I think I got it wrong. maybe this is a closer fit:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putt%27s_Law_and_the_Successfu...

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