Due to Adam and Eve eating the apple from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, we humans will forever inherit a sin. One aspect of this sin is that, through our good intentions, we inadvertently use oppression and subversion to solve problems or help others.
Tag: Complex Systems
The Flow of Sacrifice – Sacrifices in a Complex System
A sacrifice is when an entity converts and/or gives up time and energy for consumption in order to produce a new quality. This is fundamental to our reality and is happening everywhere around you and in you. This is why sacrifices were so important to our ancient ancestors and should still be important to us today.
Power to Life, Power to Death – Power in Complex Systems
Power is relative change within a complex system. There are two types of power: Influencing change through responsibilities or forcing change through the usurping of responsibilities. The first leads to new qualities while the other leads to destruction.
Tyranny in Software Code
Tyranny is forcing concepts or actions at the wrong hierarchy of dependencies in a complex system. We have seen this over and over again in complex social systems, but this also takes place in complex software systems. Tyranny should be avoided in any system if that system is to endure the test of time.
Allergies – An Anti-Fragile Definition
An allergy is a hyper activity of a defense mechanism in an anti-fragile system due to lack of stress. If you find an allergy within a system, the simple fix is to increase the stress to the system.




