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		jrockway on Aug 13, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: First 100 Pages of Aaron Swartz’s Secret Service F... If you're good at placing a piece of paper on a photocopier, don't you think you can find a better job than placing pieces of paper on a photocopier?

luciusism on Aug 13, 2013 [–]

In other words, the Peter Principle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Principle

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