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I totally agree with this point, but the author confusingly doesn't seem to agree: > Cause and effect will fool you: in a world where everything is looping, th
by lrobinovitch 5y ago
I totally agree with this point, but the author confusingly doesn't seem to agree:
> Cause and effect will fool you: in a world where everything is looping, there is no cause or effect. But there is purpose, and purpose moves in one direction: it is created, and it is spent.
- sam0x17 5y agoI interpreted this to mean "cause and effect analysis helps when you look at how one step connects to the previous step, but when looking at a system you will eventually end up back at your starting point (you go around in a loop) with cause and effect analysis, whereas systems analysis sees the loop as a loop and lets you talk about the whole picture in a useful way. This is why cause and effect analysis is misleading -- because you can go through an entire loop explaining each connection and still miss the larger picture, or rather, the fact that there is a loop/purpose."