August 21, 2024
Konstantin Kissin Nails the Problem
This is a bit of a longer video which is quite interesting, (Anderson's stuff usually is) but I really think this is the root of the intractability of many of today's problems.
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When I worked for Houston's Public Works, I had the opportunity to sit in on a phone conference discussing a very old section of ordinance regarding testing/inspection of fire suppression systems in buildings. It had been the responsibility of the Fire Department for decades, not PW as the ordinance suggested. Lots of back and forth, but at NO time did anyone raise the issue of public safety or even the possibility thereof. It was all about the bureaucracy. Just to answer an obvious question, no, I didn't raise it either, as I was not supposed to be present, and it would have caused problems for my supervisor if I'd revealed my presence (and for him, if he'd raised it, as he was the most junior official attendee).
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