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Examples
Manifest function (expected/stability):
- Sending kids to school, so that they become well educated
Manifest dysfunction (expected/instability):
- Holding on to fossil fuels as a ("cheap") energy source
Latent function (unexpected/stability):
- Kids might form deep relationships and belonging with other peers in school
Latent dysfunction (unexpected/instability):
- Increased human, social and economic cost of climate change caused by using fossil fuels for energy
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Examples
Manifest function (expected/stability):
- Sending kids to school, so that they become well educated
Manifest dysfunction (expected/instability):
- Holding on to fossil fuels as a ("cheap") energy source
Latent function (unexpected/stability):
- Kids might form deep relationships and belonging with other peers in school
Latent dysfunction (unexpected/instability):
- Increased human, social and economic cost of climate change caused by using fossil fuels for energy
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I find this kind of stuff super fascinating! 🤓
You can recognize/apply these concepts everywhere:
Also in software dev:
Not properly fixing something, but instead do a workaround:
Manifest dysfunction:
Might be harder to extend in the future.
Latent function:
If it was properly fixed, the software would have become 2x faster, because the actual error has manifested itself in the execution of unnecessary logic.
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