Why Would Anything Ever Go Right?

Recent theories explain that many failures stem from general dynamical patterns. They might someday be part of a science of how to get things done. We exist in a background of threats from: entropy, inability to foresee the consequences of our actions, and everyone’s often unconscious cognitive biases. The third thing we are stuck with is human nature, a conglomeration that includes some real downers. We have sociopaths. Selfishness and free-riders cause problems directly and indirectly by causing trust issues. We find it hard to agree on basic facts.