Regarding the first chapter in Thinking in Systems by Donella H. Meadows, I found myself with 5 questions. These questions may need further explanation, and I do include the page numbers which inspired these thoughts, but I wasn't asked for explanations on the questions-
1. Why do our brains apply the biological/psychological/"natural" systems to our grand institutional ones? (14)
2. Do all her points count? Could she maybe be pushing the analogy too far? (16/17)
3. Do stocks always need time? If a person/group/whatever changes their relationship/perspective to the other elements within a system, isn't the system then just inherently different? (23)
4. Does happiness choose which? (30)
5. Can one opt to choose differently? (31)
I had your same question about 'do stocks always need time?'. E.g. if 'good will' were a stock that could be reinforced or depleted, it seems like it could be depleted quite immediately with a strong enough negative force, such as a violent act. I suppose Meadows might answer that that would be like dropping the bottom out of the bathtub rather than just letting it flow out the drain?
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