Systemic Problem Quotes

“But if the system is the problem, the truth is that there will not be satisfactory answers in the here and now for lots of people.
That is one of the (painful) ways you know that the problem is systemic.
Which means that either you build forward no matter what, or you lose. Period.”
― Gar Alperovitz, What Then Must We Do?: Straight Talk about the Next American Revolution

“The only true solutions to complex systemic problems are piecemeal, multi-pronged answers, and they will vary wildly from forest to desert, from city to city, and even between neighborhoods within a single city. Life is messy and civilization even messier. If your answer is ever any less messy, you’re fooling yourself.”
― John Bierce, The Siege of Skyhold