As ever, it turns out that however brilliant your design spec, data structure, or algorithm is, it breaks as soon as it comes in contact with the realities of h

As ever, it turns out that however brilliant your design spec, data structure, or algorithm is, it breaks as soon as it comes in contact with the realities of human nature, business processes, legal requirements, and the universe itself. This is an insight huge swaths of tech culture fail to grasp, and it explains the massive problems of crypto currency fraud, Facebook privacy gaffes, and the continuing delusion that self driving cars and AI assistants are just over the horizon. If only the world would match up to my assumptions, then my code can save the world! But it never will. You have to build that mismatch into your plans or you’ll eventually fail.