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Introduction
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A change can solve one problem and create another. Faster processing may increase demand, a new incentive may change what people prioritize, and an apparently efficient step may move work elsewhere.
This lesson introduces second-order effects, feedback loops, bottlenecks, and reversibility. These are ways to examine how a decision interacts with the wider situation. Use them to identify plausible consequences, not to invent endless speculative chains.