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I'd make a comparison with the Space Shuttle. The overall problems of the program - a massively overweight orbiter, compromises on spec, the failures of the ce
by sgt101 7y ago
I'd make a comparison with the Space Shuttle.
The overall problems of the program - a massively overweight orbiter, compromises on spec, the failures of the ceramic tiles... these are examples of mistakes to learn from.
Launching challenger outside of the design envelope? In a deep sense the lesson was: use the knowledge of engineers, hard won over 300 years and behave professionally. 7 people did not have to die for us to know this - we KNEW THIS ALREADY.
Learning from blowing up a large company by overloading its balence sheet is equivalent to learning that sticking a fork in your eye is likely to hurt. The fact that the "learners" end up with £5m or more stuck in their bank accounts indicates that there is little or no incompetence, and frankly a gallon of bad.
- chillacy 7y ago> The fact that the "learners" end up with £5m or more stuck in their bank accounts indicates that there is little or no incompetence, and frankly a gallon of bad. I'm not sure it's possible to tell on a case by case basis. Certainly the incentives are not aligned, but I myself don't see the point of blaming individual actors for taking advantage when the system itself is broken. The better solution would be to align incentives (by legislation if the market won't) and you'll magically see people acting "morally" out of self interest.