{ Tuesday, April 29, 2003 }
Jared Diamond may be a great simplifier, but he explains things so tidily, you feel as if everything has been conclusively explained, and you can go to bed and sleep soundly. He is a joy to read (in spite of his tendency to repeat himself). Here is a new essay he wrote about Why Some Societies Make Disatrous Decisions:
I of course don't have a moment to read it in view of my leaving for New York tomorrow and the pushel pixing I need to make happen tonight, but I will.
LINK | 9:48 PM | TB
If it were possible, Capo, I'd sleep even more soundly now that you have not only explained it all, but saved me a half an hour in the process.
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I can distill it for you:
1. human societies and smaller groups may make disastrous decisions for a whole sequence of reasons: failure to anticipate a problem, failure to perceive it once it has arisen, failure to attempt to solve it after it has been perceived, and failure to succeed in attempts to solve it.
And,
2. The most common reasons perceived problems are not solved are because:
- The society as a coordinated whole does not want it solved in the short-term (rational conflict of interest)
- The society is in denial (irrational behavior)
I could reduce it further but then it would become a tautology.
capodistria | April 29, 2003 10:40 PM