Ideally those charged with the safety, security, and efficacy of systems would proactively monitor and analyze leading indicators that hint of tragedy to come. Second best, then, is at least to have a framework, workforce, mandate, and will to diagnose the root cause of a tragedy once manifested, in the hopes of preventing not just similar ones but also understanding what other hazards lurk just below the surface.
For a full multi-media version of this episode with interesting links and related content: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2026/02/03/the-long-road-to-tragedy/
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For additional reading and listening, please consider the following:
* Explain The Deep State To Me Like I'm Thirty Five
* From Signal Pete To Deep Fake Rubio
* The Data Engineer's Struggle In a Fragmented And Politicized World
* The Hamfisted Hegemon
* To Kill A Democracy
* Path Dependent Perils
* This Is Not Fine
* Beyond Boats
* Guns, Germs, and Steel... And A Few Other Uncomfortable Topics
* Agency, Accountability, Architecture, Autarky, Alignment
* Put Your Amygdala On Ice
* The Kill-And-Smear
