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  "path": "/pub/3mgzgyyjbso2f/shifting-the-burden-to-the-intervenor",
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  "title": "Systemic trap - Shifting the burden to the intervenor",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-05T00:00:00.000Z",
  "textContent": "Systemic trap - Shifting the burden to the intervenor\n\nWhen an external agent intervenes in the original system to compensate for a gap toward a preferred state, dependency on that agent can develop: subsidies, fertilizers, facilitators. This carries the risk of _atrophying_ the part of the system that was originally responsible for that function.\n\nWe don't want the system to become addicted to a countermeasure that was intended to be temporary. For example, becoming dependent on task forces to deal with a cleanliness issue, or drinking alcohol to unwind from a stressful day.\n\nHow to Avoid It?\n\nUnderstand the system and avoid getting swept up in it. It's important to be clear about the exit conditions for the intervenor so that their involvement remains time-limited.\n\n---\n\nReferences\n\n- Thinking in systems | Donella Meadows",
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