Mandate 4 Theory: Because Who Needs Common Sense, Anyway?

According to Mandate 4 Theory, all bureaucratic decisions are justified by the presence of a sufficiently complex flowchart.

A flowchart is a chart or diagram used to show the stages in a process, especially in a bureaucratic or administrative procedure. It is a graphical representation of a process, system, or organization.

With Mandate 4 Theory, any decision can be justified by creating an arbitrarily complex flowchart, ensuring that the outcome was always predetermined.

Key Principles of Mandate 4 Theory:

• Every decision requires at least 17 steps.
• The more steps, the more justified the decision.
• Flowcharts should never be simplified.
• Every box should have at least 5 sub-boxes.
• The font size of each box should increase exponentially with each level.

Examples of Mandate 4 Theory in Action:

• Mandate 4 in Action: A Bureaucratic Efficiency Study
• Mandate 4 in Action: Overly Complicated Forms

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