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Trying to fix complicated problems (blog.griffens.net)
43 points by ngriffiths 51 days ago
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Danield Schmattenberger made a distinction between complicated problems and complex problems as the difference between a highly technical blueprint of a deterministic machine vs something more like a nonlinear dynamical system that feeds into or models itself.

Additionally there are https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked_problem

So get cracking tokenmaxxers

The healthcare one is odd to point out in relation to the other two. The incentives in healthcare are misaligned, so that higher prices mean more profits. It’s a simple but not easy fix to close that loophole.