[SOC] Proof of the Peter Principle

[Bob Nielsen]

In case you've ever wondered why ignorance rises to the
executive level, here is a simple explanation that is also a
mathematical proof:

Knowledge is Power.

Time is Money.

And, as every actuary (with some physics training) knows:

  Work
---------- = Power
  Time

So, if
Knowledge = Power
and
Time = Money

then through simple substitutions,

  Work
---------- = Knowledge
  Money

Solving for Money, we get: 

  Work
-------------- = Money
  Knowledge

Thus, If Work is held constant as a positive number (no matter how small!)
Money approaches infinity as Knowledge approaches zero.

What this means is: 

All else being equal, the less you know, the more you make