Utopianism

A mistaken form of Problem-solving in which one aims to jump straight to the end state without solving the intermediary steps.

Utopianism is prone to speech controls, Revolutionary change, and Stasis. By demanding an impossible end state (Utopia), it bypasses Incremental progress and destroys existing solutions in pursuit of perfection.

Connections

• •Pursues Utopia — an impossible state with no problems
• •Opposite of Incremental change — demands revolutionary leaps
• •Promotes Revolutionary change that destroys embedded Knowledge
• •Produces Stasis when the revolution fails
• •Blocks Error Correction by insisting on total transformation
• •Related to Compromise — both mishandle the problem-solving process
• •Opposed by The Principle of Optimism — which embraces endless incremental improvement
• •Tends toward Coercion — forcing society toward an impossible ideal