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Card #c264IR // #c264Synthesis

Seems it was a buildup due to a malfunction in their system.

— In our words · Source: Simultaneous (Eric Heisserer)

[Use when]

Use when a crisis looks like conspiracy and the simpler read is pressure in a broken system.

[Why it matters]

Conspiracy is often just pressure in a broken system — the simpler failure mode is accumulation.

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