No, no, no. This was the system. Wirth had invented it. It worked. And because it worked, it was irreversible.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker attributes their actions to an unstoppable system created by another.
- In plain terms
- I did not stop because the system was created by someone else and worked.
- What can you take from it?
- Systems can make bad actions feel irreversible.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is any system truly irreversible?
- Who is responsible when systems fail?
Another view
It denies the possibility of resisting or changing the system.
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