When you’re trying to solve a complex technical problem, look first for solutions that involve subtraction.
Today, a common default response is to solve problems by adding something. It’s a cultural phenomenon. For example, we solve software problems by adding more software.
Slow down. Back to basics. Ponder.
What is this immediate problem a part of, in the larger scheme of things?
What is our real objective?
Are we best served, today, by getting rid of entire ways of doing things that are no longer optimal?
Solutions that involve addition increase complexity.
Solutions that involve addition increase dependencies.
Solutions that involve addition increase the likelihood of system failures and breakdowns.
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