Savvy institution designers must therefore identify both the surface goals to which people give lip service and the hidden goals that people are also trying to achieve. Designers can then search for arrangements that actually achieve [the deeper and surface goals.] #RobinHanson

Savvy institution designers must therefore identify both the surface goals to which people give lip service and the hidden goals that people are also trying to achieve. Designers can then search for arrangements that actually achieve [the deeper and surface goals.] #RobinHanson

— English Quotes (@english_quotes) May 8, 2026