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Maybe the problem is not that any one person can't deep dive whenwhere needed, but rather that as a group we are having more situations where we can't steer the
by mikem170 6y ago
Maybe the problem is not that any one person can't deep dive whenwhere needed, but rather that as a group we are having more situations where we can't steer the complexity we have created.
For example, it is understood how to safely run a nuclear plant. But human nature being what it is it might not be possible for that large a group to correctly and consistently do so. Someone is going to be lazy or greedy. More processes and controls are added, making it more complicated, etc.
Another example is voting for president. We've made a political system that puts so much authority and influence in the hands of one person, over such a complex society and economy, and we ignore all of the important issues of the day instead squabbling over irrelevant details.
In practicality things keep becoming more complex and the risk of major incidents increase because of this, incidents that nobody sees coming and nobody knows how to fix right away. A serious problem.