Increasingly in recent times we have come first to identify the remedy that is most agreeable, most convenient, most in accord with major pecuniary or political interest, the one that reflects our available faculty for action; then we move from the remedy so available or desired back to a cause to which that remedy is relevant.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- People often choose convenient remedies first and then find a cause that fits the remedy, reversing logical order.
- In plain terms
- We pick easy solutions first then find problems to fix.
- What can you take from it?
- Desire often drives problem definition.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do we prefer convenient solutions?
- How does politics affect problem solving?
Another view
It assumes this happens systematically rather than occasionally.
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