America’s increasingly complex systems are at risk of collapsing due to the lack of competence crisis, warns Harold Robinson, pointing to recent disasters such as the 2017 U.S. Naval warship collisions, PG&E’s wildfire, pipeline ransomware attack, Los Angeles port delays, a train derailment and contaminated eye drops. Changing political mores have established systematic promotion of the unqualified and sidelining of the competent, leading to vulnerabilities in society’s ability to manage modern systems, adds Robinson. Complexity and cognitive load increasingly anticipate problems. Meanwhile, Oceangate’s failed mission raises questions on the sacrifices made for the look.
The Tragic Story of Our Titanic: A Retelling of History’s Most Infamous Shipwreck
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