Process as Accountability Theater

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I’ve been reading James C. Scott’s Seeing Like a State . A recurring theme in the book is how governments attempt to make systems legible so they can operate them at scale, but in doing so, destroy what makes those systems work. While the book focuses on the public sector, I see many parallels in tech. Scott provides us with a unique perspective on why process obsession is so attractive despite it…

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