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- DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing
- Scientists uncover extreme life inside the Arctic ice
- Scientists have established a clear link between long COVID and disruptions to the menstrual cycle
- A new study on SSRI antidepressants finds no support for the theorized subgroup of patients who get substantially more benefit from SSRIs than from placebo.
- Man held 3 years in jail by FBI for refusing to decrypt TOR NODES
- Russian Troops Disguised as Civilians in Donetsk Operation, Ukraine Says
- Judge dismisses terror-related charges against Luigi Mangione
- Estonia is digging a 40 km trench to stop Russian tanks — and 600 bunkers are next
- People on a Mediterranean diet were found to have 65% lower odds of developing severe gum disease than those who adhered to it the least. Also, those who ate the most amount of red meat had nearly three times the risk of severe gum disease than those who ate the least.
- GLP-1 Drugs Shown Cost-Effective for Knee Osteoarthritis and Obesity
- Russia’s Pokrovsk offensive collapses into chaos — Ukrainian forces seize the moment and liberate Udachne
- Russia has network of 200 camps for ‘brainwashing’ Ukrainian children
- Caged drugs still ‘STING’ cancer, but make treatment much safer in mouse study | The new drug-delivery system only activates when inside a tumor and calls upon the body’s own immune system to destroy it
- People with ADHD traits tend to take bigger financial risks but see lower returns, study finds. Men reported higher financial risk tolerance and stronger investment returns overall. But among women in the sample, ADHD traits were linked to lower financial risk tolerance and poorer outcomes.
- EU postpones 19th sanctions package against Russia due to Trump’s demands
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The simplest and most accurate way to think about systems is as structures designed to persist across time. For both individuals and organizations, persistence is fundamentally about maintaining relevance and continuity within a broader context. This drive can be seen as a form of programming—biological, cultural, or organizational—manifesting through strategies, structures, and adaptations aimed at survival.
Abstractions, such as “freedom” or “democracy,” serve as the conceptual cores of systems. These are not self-sufficient; they require reconciliation through rules and shared participation to transition into operational realities. Systems often overlap and nest, forming complex webs of dependencies, much like interconnected ecosystems. This layering allows for both stability and evolution, where contradictions act as tension points that either strengthen or dismantle the system.
Network effects amplify the power of systems. The more participants align with a system, the stronger its influence and resilience. Systems with tangible anchors—real-world utilities like infrastructure or healthcare—tend to thrive over purely imagined constructs, though the latter can profoundly shape societies when tied to collective aspirations.
Companies are specialized systems, leveraging abstractions like “profit” or “value creation” to direct resources toward specific goals. Their success lies in their ability to integrate into broader networks while ensuring their own survival. Scale is not the ultimate measure; impact within interconnected systems is.
Ultimately, persistence across all systems, from biological to imagined, reflects a singular logic: to endure. Change arises as systems evolve to resolve contradictions or adapt to new realities. The key to progress lies in sustaining efforts toward coherence, adaptability, and collective benefit—ensuring the enduring vitality of the human experience and the structures we create.
For the individual, this framework offers insight into navigating complexity: participation in systems often requires reconciling personal desires with the broader needs of the collective. The challenge lies in balancing immediate contributions with the enduring mechanics of systems—whether biological, cultural, or economic.
Locke