Unintended

It is trite to talk about the law of unintended consequences because at this point — I think — everyone knows everything they do has unintended consequences, that is consequences other than the ones they were looking for. Well, almost everyone. I still hear people say things like “We should outlaw x” and never thinking of what that will mean for x, y and z. More interestingly, I heard people saying “we should compel x” and never think of the consequences of evading that particular law.

But th...