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I've been thinking recently about "historical amnesia" or "generational amnesia." It can also be framed as a "success paradox," where the very success of certain policies or controls causes people to forget the original problem they were designed to address.
Vaccinations, the Voting Rights Act, fighting a war to stop fascism.
It's like after about 3 generations or so, folks forget how bad $THING was, and are just itching to stop paying for the controls that worked, and continue to work.
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I've been thinking recently about "historical amnesia" or "generational amnesia." It can also be framed as a "success paradox," where the very success of certain policies or controls causes people to forget the original problem they were designed to address.
Vaccinations, the Voting Rights Act, fighting a war to stop fascism.
It's like after about 3 generations or so, folks forget how bad $THING was, and are just itching to stop paying for the controls that worked, and continue to work.
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I've been thinking recently about "historical amnesia" or "generational amnesia." It can also be framed as a "success paradox," where the very success of certain policies or controls causes people to forget the original problem they were designed to address.
Vaccinations, the Voting Rights Act, fighting a war to stop fascism.
It's like after about 3 generations or so, folks forget how bad $THING was, and are just itching to stop paying for the controls that worked, and continue to work.
I've been thinking recently about "historical amnesia" or "generational amnesia." It can also be framed as a "success paradox," where the very success of certain policies or controls causes people to forget the original problem they were designed to address.
Vaccinations, the Voting Rights Act, fighting a war to stop fascism.
It's like after about 3 generations or so, folks forget how bad $THING was, and are just itching to stop paying for the controls that worked, and continue to work.
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