Dangerous Professional

a Patrick McKenzie frame for someone who gets things done.... cf reality hacking, high agency. (not quite accurate, have to find reference..)

Nov'2024: It is useful to understand when you are dealing with a person who can be persuaded and when you are dealing with a state machine which has formal transitions for some things you could say and literally no emotional response per policy. In response to holy shit dangerous professional voice works so much better than being nice or being angry

Jul'2024: An extended anecdote to demonstrate the power of a Dangerous Professional incantation: “What are my options?”

Aug'2019: Memetically, being a Dangerous Professional means communicating in what might be a slightly adversarial context in a way which suggests that a bureaucracy take one’s concerns seriously and escalate them to someone empowered to resolve them swiftly.


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