![[The Unaccountability Machine.png|350]] ## Deep Summary [[<Deep Summary> The Unaccountability Machine]] ## My Takeaways **The Crisis** -- [[The crisis of accountability sinks in modern institutions -- no one is responsible]] **Root of the crisis** = "economics" having defeated "cybernetics" [[Architect & Gardener — two ways of management]] ### Economic Thinking [[Economics seeks to open the blackbox of the world, create models, and optimize indicators]] -- that simplifies reality, reduces complexity, and creates accountability sinks ### Cybernetic Philosophy [[Cybernetics seek to system viability create over miximiztion]] [[Promise of Unified Systems Science splits into Computer Science and a marginalized Cybernetics|The fall of Cybernetics]] [[POSIWID -- The purpose of a system is deduced from its behavior|POSIWID principle]] [[Law of Requisite Variety -- Variety absorbs variety|Law of Requisite Variety]] [[Viable System Model -- How to build a viable system|Viable System Model]] Solution -- [[Re-engineer our economic and political systems to prioritize long-term viability over short-term maximization]] Cybernetic thinking doesn't just solve the accountability sink problem—it **dissolves** it by fundamentally reframing the entire concept of responsibility. It shifts the focus from **blaming individuals** to **diagnosing the system**. similar & connected -- [[The need for a paradigm shift from a mechanistic to a systemic understanding of the world to address global challenges]]