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Perhaps more accurate is that there is no one root cause, but a bunch of contributing factors. I had a quick search to find my favourite article on this one, i
by willthames 2y ago
Perhaps more accurate is that there is no one root cause, but a bunch of contributing factors.
I had a quick search to find my favourite article on this one, it might be https://willgallego.com/2018/04/02/no-seriously-root-cause-is-a-fallacy/ https://willgallego.com/2018/04/02/no-seriously-root-cause-i... as it demolishes Five Whys but https://www.kitchensoap.com/2012/02/10/each-necessary-but-only-jointly-sufficient/ https://www.kitchensoap.com/2012/02/10/each-necessary-but-on... is a classic
- Seattle3503 2y agoIs this similar to what Sidney Dekker says in Drift Into Failure. That any "root cause" is more likely a narrative tool than a reflection of objective reality in a sufficiently complex system.
- duckmysick 2y agoHN threads from the past discussing the articles: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16786698 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16786698 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3576261 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3576261