At great expense, we have built a vast system of inter-connecting stupidities.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Large systems can end up connecting many bad ideas or mistakes.
- In plain terms
- We built a big system full of stupid things.
- What can you take from it?
- Check if systems make sense before building them.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What system frustrates you?
- Who designed this?
Another view
Sometimes systems are necessary even if they seem flawed.
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