Systems don't break

They're working as intended.

Systems don't break
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When things go wrong, a broken system is the simplest explanation. Except the system is doing what it was designed to do. And someone built it that way.

Broken is a temporary state remedied by repairs, predicated on the idea that this affects outcomes. How to fix it is a process question. How to change it is a purpose question.

One addresses symptoms, the other outcomes.