Every system has flaws. That doesn't mean all systems are meaningless. It's easy to point out the flaws in a system; fixing them or proposing a new system with fewer flaws is much, much harder.
Certainly - that doesn't mean that we can't have a system that's a bit better than we currently have, though. It just means there's not a perfect system.
I don't think improving on the current system is the way to go. There are too many fundamental mistakes. The entire system desperately needs an overhaul.
We can always get better. If you're current system is not perfect, then it (by definition) has flaws. Everything has flaws. So let's try to identify the flaws. And let's try to get rid of the flaws.
Don't just disregard any potential flaw because of the political tribe of the person or movement pointing it out.
I just want a system that is predictable , objective and that works quickly . Saying that there are flaws in the current system simply offends the gate keepers of the system.
Indeed. There's still a lot to be corrected, and the system as a whole wasn't perfect to begin with. But it's also last bit, which has been corrected, is the context of the submission. It's of course important to step back and assess the system as a whole: it's also important to recognize when smaller parts are working, if nothing else to remind ourselves that the system as a whole is worth saving.
Nah, it's definitely possible to point out failings in systems even before they're implemented, without having to prove that a better solution exists. It might not exist! You might just have to put up with an inadequate solution if it's better than nothing.
You're totally right, there are issues. However, I think the current system is better than the alternatives I've heard. I would never claim that it's perfect and I'm always open to slow, small tweaks over time.
The stakes are too high to drastically overhaul or throw out the same system that has resulted in our prosperity over the past 100 years.
It's not possible to make a perfect system. It's completely possible to let the first person to find an imperfection take advantage of it but then immediately fix it.
Which would create an incentive for finding imperfections and therefore fix more of them faster.
I don't think anyone disagrees that our current system has flaws, it's just that the switching cost is really, really high, and even that assumes the next system is a lot better.
Also, there's a huge difference between pointing out problems and pointing out solutions.
I'm just describing the problems that the current system appears to be designed to solve. If you want to design a new system, great, have at it. I don't have an opinion about that, other than that you probably should try to solve the same problems.
reply