> The narrative really took on a life of its own when a New Yorker article in 1976 referred to "a sort of sit-down strike one day about half-way through the mission".
> From there the Harvard Business School built a case study on the perils of micromanagement called Strike in Space, which sourced the New Yorker article.
Reminded me of the Gell-Mann amnesia effect [0] but at a societal level. I wonder how much of our received wisdom is post facto rationalisation and speculative explanation.
Recent events in the world have reminded me of a mediaeval letter from father to son - the gist of it is that the son would be shocked if he knew how poorly the high and the mighty were at taking good decisions - it is only from a distance that power appears to be well exercised.
I can't find the specific reference, but would be very grateful if someone from the HN family could chime in :)
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Crichton#GellMannAmnes...