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by qlk1123 2626 days ago
> I’ve always found it fascinating how organizational structure and pressure can take really brilliant and motivated people and beat them into making such poor decisions.

I get your sentiment, but there are more stories to tell in NASA events. Robert Trivers wrote a book [1] about his research on human behavior, specifically, how self-deception plays a role in the event.

[1] https://www.amazon.com/Folly-Fools-Logic-Deceit-Self-Decepti...