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Religion

Voltaire2

(15,237 posts) Thu Oct 10, 2019, 06:10 PM Oct 2019

The Dunder-Mifflin effect on believers and non-believers.

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The Dunder-Mifflin effect on believers and non-believers. (Original Post) Voltaire2 Oct 2019 OP

I strongly disagree. guillaumeb Oct 2019 #1

Religious trivia hurl Oct 2019 #2

Here's the link to the earlier discussion Bretton Garcia Oct 2019 #3

Even a President of a large country such as the US? guillaumeb Oct 2019 #4

Exactly Bretton Garcia Oct 2019 #6

Good one. Permanut Oct 2019 #5

guillaumeb

(42,649 posts)

1. I strongly disagree.

Reply to Voltaire2 (Original post)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 06:50 PM

Oct 2019

Informed posters know that this is merely a subset of the well known Mifflin-Dunder effect.

hurl

(1,015 posts)

2. Religious trivia

Reply to Voltaire2 (Original post)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 06:50 PM

Oct 2019

Rainn is Bahá'í.

Bretton Garcia

(970 posts)

3. Here's the link to the earlier discussion

Reply to Voltaire2 (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2019, 06:19 AM

Oct 2019

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1218318989

We might suppose a possible corollary of the effect: the Peter Principle. People who do well in smaller jobs, are promoted to bigger, different jobs, for which they have no competence.

Can happen to anyone, to be sure.