Fragilista
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Someone whose actions reliably make systems more fragile while sounding smart. The well-meaning destroyer.
Fragilistas optimise locally, miss the system, suppress small failures, prevent variation, demand prediction in unpredictable domains, and add complexity in the name of safety. They are never wrong on their own terms - and yet the system breaks under them.
The fragilista is usually a respected expert. Their fragility footprint is invisible because they speak fluently. Recognising the pattern matters more than the credentials.
A consultant who introduces «process» everywhere, replaces craftsmanship with checklists, and measures everything until the act of measuring becomes the work.
- 1Track the fragility footprint of any advisor over time. Did the system get more or less robust under them?
This part of the knowledge base is inspired by the book. Go to the Ukrainian edition to explore the concept in depth.
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