Systemic and existential issues dance their approach by three circles:

If it’s not solvable, we’ll fake it’s not an issue.

If the cultural price of fixing the issue is just too excessive, we’ll fake there’s no resolution.

Folks don’t spend a number of time planning for demise as a result of there’s no resolution to it and the social prices of bringing it up are scary. It’s simpler to not discuss it.

Alternatively, whereas it took a couple of generations, we discovered learn how to create cultural norms round issues like smoking in public.

Systemic issues require systemic options, and people options hinge on tradition.

February 17, 2024