how to change the kernel[1]
1. assemble a sufficient coalition of willing fools
2. do it
3. if it works, ask for forgiveness, if it fails, quietly bury it and try the next thing
the more public success you pile up, the easier this gets. but if you fail at step 1, because your ego gets in the way, or you lack the political skills, or you think talking about anything non-technical is verboten, it will be endless amounts of pain and frustration
1: anything you want to change really
@sima the people most insisting they are above politics is my experience the ones that demands the most political considerations.
I have started to take the claim that it's a deliberate tactic more serious as a result of that experience.