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There was a recent podcast (Freakanomics) that went into some depth about this concept, and it focused on a story about a pencil describing how it gets made, an
by Laaw 11y ago
There was a recent podcast (Freakanomics) that went into some depth about this concept, and it focused on a story about a pencil describing how it gets made, and the millions of people who are involved.
The moral given in the podcast is to "tread carefully" when attempting to fix something, because there are often many moving parts which can't immediately be observed.
http://freakonomics.com/podcast/i-pencil/ http://freakonomics.com/podcast/i-pencil/
- im3w1l 11y agoIt seems that startup thinking is to say fuck it all of those millions are probably there for useless purposes or politics or historical reasons or some other bullshit and me and my friend can come up with something better in 15 minutes. And sometimes it even works and they get filthily rich.
- oh_sigh 11y agoClassic Chesterton: In the matter of reforming things, as distinct from deforming them, there is one plain and simple principle; a principle which will probably be called a paradox. There exists in such a case a certain institution or law; let us say, for the sake of simplicity, a fence or gate erected across a road. The more modern type of reformer goes gaily up to it and says, “I don’t see the use of this; let us clear it away.” To which the more intelligent type of reformer will do well to answer: “If you don’t see the use of it, I certainly won’t let you clear it away. Go away and think. Then, when you can come back and tell me that you do see the use of it, I may allow you to destroy it