That's the way . . .
Posted by: root <root@...>
Hang a banana on a string in the cage, with stairs under the banana.
Before long, an ape will go to the stairs and start to climb toward the
banana. As soon as he touches the stairs, spray all of the apes with
cold water.
After awhile, another ape will make an attempt, but the result will be
the same - all the apes will be sprayed with cold water. This should
continue through several more attempts. Pretty soon, when another ape
tries to climb the stairs, the other apes will all try to prevent it.
Now, turn off the cold water. Remove one ape from the cage and replace
it with a new one. The new ape will see the banana and want to climb the
stairs. To his horror, all of the other apes will attack him. After
another attempt and attack, he'll know that if he tries to climb the
stairs, he will be assaulted.
Next, remove another of the original five apes and replace it with a new
one. The newcomer will go to the stairs and be attacked. The previous
newcomer will take part in the punishment.
Replace a third original ape with a new one. The new one will make it to
the stairs and be attacked as well. Two of the four apes that beat him
will have no idea why they were not permitted to climb the stairs, or
why they are participating in the beating of the newest ape.
After replacing the fourth and fifth original apes, all the apes, which
have been sprayed with cold water, will have been replaced.
Nevertheless, no ape will ever again approach the stairs. Why not?
Because that's the way they've always done it, and that's the way it's
always been around here.
And that's how company policy begins....
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