Comments on: Moral hazard http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/11/02/moral-hazard/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:22:36 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Whitney Hoffman http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/11/02/moral-hazard/comment-page-1/#comment-1427 Whitney Hoffman Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:18:36 +0000 http://www.christopherspenn.com/2007/11/02/moral-hazard/#comment-1427 This is always tricky. I want to do the things I do, like help with Podcamp, for as pure a motive as I can have. I do realize there may be some collateral benefits attached, but they are not the primary reason I have worked to help organize 4 Podcamps to date. For example, in managing my digital footprint, I decided to use my real name, although I also go by the name of my podcast. This means people could track me down if they were so inclined, but it also keeps me responsible for what I say and do, without hiding behind any masks or pseudonyms. The Doctrine of Unintended Consequences is always at play, as is Occham's Razor, and it's critical to realize what behaviors you are encouraging and discouraging when you tweek a larger ecosystem. This is primarily what they talk about on Freakonomics, making it a fascinating book. So even as we consider small or large life changes, we have to be aware of the side effects and downstream consequences. One fix rarely solves all problems, it just creates/exposes new opportunities to further fine tune your system. This is always tricky. I want to do the things I do, like help with Podcamp, for as pure a motive as I can have. I do realize there may be some collateral benefits attached, but they are not the primary reason I have worked to help organize 4 Podcamps to date.
For example, in managing my digital footprint, I decided to use my real name, although I also go by the name of my podcast. This means people could track me down if they were so inclined, but it also keeps me responsible for what I say and do, without hiding behind any masks or pseudonyms.

The Doctrine of Unintended Consequences is always at play, as is Occham’s Razor, and it’s critical to realize what behaviors you are encouraging and discouraging when you tweek a larger ecosystem. This is primarily what they talk about on Freakonomics, making it a fascinating book.

So even as we consider small or large life changes, we have to be aware of the side effects and downstream consequences. One fix rarely solves all problems, it just creates/exposes new opportunities to further fine tune your system.

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