Systems Maintenance

Fragments from imaginary dialogues

“The systems of your life require constant maintenance. You can’t just create a system and expect it to run smoothly forever. The adage ‘use it or lose it’ applies to systems as well.

I like to think of systems maintenance itself as a system. I call it the maintenance system.”

“What systems don’t require maintenance?”

“That’s a beautiful question.

The first thing that comes to mind is systems of meaning. But even those require maintenance from time to time.”

“Reminds me of a beautiful quote by Bertrand Russel:

In all affairs it’s a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.

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