Sprouts | Chesterton Fence: Don’t Destroy What You Don’t Understand! @sprouts | Uploaded June 2023 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Chesterton’s Fence is a simple rule of thumb that suggests you should never destroy a fence, change a rule, or alter a tradition if you do not understand why it was created in the first place. China’s Four Pests Campaign during the Great Leap Forward shows the tragic consequences of meddling with things we do not fully understand.

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Script: Jonas Koblin
Artist: Pascal Gaggelli
Voice: Matt Abbott
Coloring: Nalin
Editing: Peera Lertsukittipongsa
Production: Selina Bador
Fact-checking: Ludovico Saint Amour Di Chanaz
Sound Design: Miguel Ojeda

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On Eggshells - Richard Canavan
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._K._Chesterton
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Chinese_Famine
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CHAPTER
00:00 Introduction
00:17 Chesterton's principle
00:48 Chesterton Fence in business
01:30 Tragic example from China
02:42 Conclusion
03:35 What do you think?
03:59 Patrons credits
04:08 Ending

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