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institutions

Entries tagged with institutions - exploring this theme across cognitive biases, logical fallacies, mental models, and more.

4 concepts

Systems Thinking

Path Dependence 

Where you end up depends on where you started - and the route you took matters more than the destination you intended.

Political Theory

Regulatory Capture 

When the agencies meant to regulate an industry end up serving its interests instead.

Cultural Influence

Structural Violence 

Harm built into the design of social systems rather than inflicted by any individual act of aggression.

Political Theory

The Ratchet Effect 

When temporary expansions of power become permanent - because the emergency passes but the authority never gets handed back.