Before PI: Where is the problem?
After PI: Where is it not?— Anonymous
Examples
PI exist everywhere. Once you see the pattern, you can’t unsee it.
These are not isolated failures. They are structural features of how rational actors interact when their goals, constraints, and perspectives collide.
You cannot not interact!
Even inaction is action.
Even silence is noise.
Even avoidance is participation.
Every action forces reaction.
There is no neutral position. You are always already part of the pattern.
Systems & Governance
Democracy eroding itself. Climate summits producing emissions. Legal processes undermining legality.
Technology & AI
Safety measures creating vulnerabilities. Competition preventing cooperation. Optimization slowing systems down.
Organizations
Departments succeeding locally while the whole fails. Change initiatives breeding resistance. Best practices blocking adaptation.
Society & Culture
Four buses in a roundabout. Emergency lanes blocking ambulances. Rational decisions creating collective gridlock.
Science & Academia
Skepticism becoming dogma. Quality control preventing innovation. Peer review as gatekeeping.
Religion & Belief Systems
Where truth becomes heresy, reformers become inquisitors, and institutions crucify what they worship.
War & Conflict
Wars begin for reasons. Continue for structure. End from depletion. The peacemaker becomes the traitor. The cycle repeats.
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