Microprinciples

Microprinciples

Complication accelerates knowledge loss

More to know means less can be known

V Sri
May 10, 2023
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“Complexity can be tamed, but it requires considerable effort to do it well.”
–Don Norman

This principle comes from Jonathan Blow.

When a system (like software, or a business, or an economy) gets complicated, the increased complication spreads like a cancer. This cancer destroys knowledge in three specific ways.

There’s more to know

More to know means less c…

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