The Pattern Behind Every System Collapse | Daily Essay

Habit systems, airline networks and 17th-century warships all fail the same way: not from a catastrophic shock, but under the weight of too many reasonable additions. Featuring: Hyman Minsky, Courtland Allen, Michael Santoro, Lyn Montgomery, Klas Fleming, Joseph Tainter Watch on YouTube Read the full post Brought to you by: Trends.vc: Discover new markets and opportunities. https://trends.vc/ HeadsUp: Know when your competitors move. Before your customers do. https://headsup.bot Multi: Turn any content into a YouTube video. https://makemulti.com Chapters: (00:00) Stability is destabilizing (00:04) Fifteen years of habit lists that grew until they broke (00:27) Southwest Airlines loses track of its crews, Christmas 2022 (01:12) The Vasa sinks 1,300 meters from the yard that built her (01:59) Joseph Tainter on why complex societies end (02:12) Too many reasonable additions Where to find Dru: Essays: https://druriley.com/ X: https://x.com/DruRly YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dru-notes Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/drus-notes/id1888795427 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3lFHqgKxuvEHmdiEUfYShG Subscribe to Dru's Notes for a new episode every day. Click here to view the episode transcript.