[empthought]

The word “Intervention” is just fraught with unconscious bias and makes it seem like the intention that motivates an action is relevant when it is not. The characteristics noted in the essay apply to all actions.

No one would characterize the Industrial Revolution or adding lead to gasoline as “intervention” yet clearly the second-order thinking this article prescribes for “interventions” needed to be applied in those cases.

“The key lesson here is that if we are to act, we need a solid idea of not only the benefits of our actions but also the harm we may cause—the second and subsequent order consequences.” is more correct but doesn’t serve this author’s agenda.