There are some things any group of people large enough to have its own budget can't do.
Mind you, they CAN and do act in their own self-interest, but a collective being's "self" is different from a person's.
Think about it: How do groups of people make decisions? What priorities are declared? What priorities are created but not voiced aloud?
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This is a bit specific.
A company can't admit a management fad is over, unless some major change in personnel at the top has happened.
So, to cite a famous fictitious example, the only way you know you've stopped fighting Eurasia is when they start the marketing for the battle with Eastasia.
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