Distractions

I've been appointed to my condo board. So, I've been distracted of late. I'm reminded what Brad DeLong said about faculty committees, and how it also applies to condo boards:

The Non-Work Side of the American Economic Association's Annual Meeting (January 05, 2003):
"Well, we do have a strong system of faculty committee governance. But that isn't a blessing: it's a curse. You see, rule by faculty committees translates into rule by those who come to meetings and stay a long time. And thus it becomes rule by those who have nothing better to do--rule by those who place a very low valuation on their time. In most cases, those who place a very low valuation on their time are correct in doing so. It's thus a form of rule by the incompetent."