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In TRIZ*, there is a rule that has long shocked me with its simplicity.
It goes like this:
First, you need to try to eliminate the source of evil.
And only then, if that didn’t work, start fighting the evil itself.
Look around - people too often act the opposite way.
Like lions, they fiercely attack what they consider evil.
Huge resources are essentially wasted on fighting the symptom.
The untouched source of evil produces another symptom, a third one, and so on.
And only after squandering everything, at an impasse, do people begin to seek the root cause.
What sets apart those few who, as a first step, search for the root of evil?
There are two options:
They got tired of repeating the cycle of a meaningless struggle once again.
Or they encountered someone who had been there themselves and observed many others.
When collective experience is woven into a pattern, the personal decision becomes obvious.
Yours sincerely,
-Alexander
*TRIZ is the theory of inventive problem-solving.
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