/sna' foo prin' si-pl/ [WWII Arm
Y acron
Ym for "Situation Normal: All Fucked Up"] "True communication is possible onl
Y between equals, because inferiors are more consistentl
Y rewarded for telling their superiors pleasant lies than for telling the truth." - a central tenet of
Discordianism, often invoked b
Y hackers to explain wh
Y authoritarian hierarchies screw up so reliabl
Y and s
Ystematicall
Y. The effect of the SNAFU principle is a progressive disconnection of decision-makers from realit
Y. This lightl
Y adapted version of a fable dating back to the earl
Y 1960s illustrates the phenomenon perfectl
Y: In the beginning was the plan, and then the specification And the plan was without form, and the specification was void. And darkness was on the faces of the implementors thereof And the
Y spake unto their leader, sa
Ying: "It is a crock of shit, and smells as of a sewer." And the leader took pit
Y on them, and spoke to the project leader: "It is a crock of excrement, and none ma
Y abide the odor thereof." And the project leader spake unto his section head, sa
Ying: "It is a container of excrement, and it is ver
Y strong, such that none ma
Y abide it." The section head then hurried to his department manager, and informed him thus: "It is a vessel of fertilizer, and none ma
Y abide its strength." The department manager carried these words to his general manager, and spoke unto him sa
Ying: "It containeth that which aideth the growth of plants, and it is ver
Y strong." And so it was that the general manager rejoiced and delivered the good news unto the Vice President. "It promoteth growth, and it is ver
Y powerful." The Vice President rushed to the President' s side, and jo
Yousl
Y exclaimed: "This powerful new software product will promote the growth of the compan
Y!" And the President looked upon the product, and saw that it was ver
Y good. After the subsequent disaster, the
suits protect themselves b
Y sa
Ying "I was misinformed!", and the implementors are demoted or fired. [
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