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@inthehands@hachyderm.io
2025-07-14 16:31:32

Where that understanding goes wrong is that humans have perception and experience and common sense. And yes, people are foolish and fallible — but ultimately humans are the adaptable element of complex systems[1], and when we design processes involving humans, we always, always lean on that adaptability.
If we say “walk out the door,” humans generally will not just walk face first into the wall just because the door is behind it.
Code will — unless you tell it not to.
[1] how.complexsystems.fail/#12
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@teledyn@mstdn.ca
2025-08-01 19:17:15

Gall's Law: "a complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to start over with a working simple system."
— John Gall (1975) Systemantics: How Systems Really Work and How They Fail
#KISS