There’s a concept in the world of public policy-making often called Chesterton's Fence, which says that it's important to understand the reasons behind the default way of doing things before changing that default. This heuristic and monicker stem from the idea that you might encounter a fence with no obvious utility and decide to get rid of it, thinking it's useless.
Precautionary and Preactionary Principles
Precautionary and Preactionary Principles
Precautionary and Preactionary Principles
There’s a concept in the world of public policy-making often called Chesterton's Fence, which says that it's important to understand the reasons behind the default way of doing things before changing that default. This heuristic and monicker stem from the idea that you might encounter a fence with no obvious utility and decide to get rid of it, thinking it's useless.