If it ain't broke, don't fix it vs Change is inevitable


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Re: If it ain't broke, don't fix it vs Change is inevitable

Postby Prozac » Sat Oct 23, 2021 9:16 am

    

Trivia: I did research on the origin of If ain't broke, don't fix it and here's what I found.

Humans seem to have the urge to improve things. Prehistoric hand-axes were made by repeatedly chipping small flakes off pebbles of flint with other hard objects. Million-year-old examples of these have been found that give the impression of being ruined by being chipped just one time too many. That pang of regret we have probably all felt after spoiling something by adding that unnecessary final touch was first faced by Ugg in his cave.

If it ain't broke, don't fix itThe thought may be Stone Age but the phrase 'if it ain't broke don't fix it', which sounds as though it might come from the Roosevelt or Truman era, is more recent than that. This one is widely attributed to T. Bert (Thomas Bertram) Lance, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in Jimmy Carter's 1977 administration. He was quoted in the newsletter of the US Chamber of Commerce, Nation's Business, May 1977:

Bert Lance believes he can save Uncle Sam billions if he can get the government to adopt a simple motto: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." He explains: "That's the trouble with government: Fixing things that aren't broken and not fixing things that are broken."


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Re: If it ain't broke, don't fix it vs Change is inevitable

Postby Mariana Erwin » Sun Oct 24, 2021 5:33 am

Prozac wrote:
Prozac wrote:Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations helped shape
American foreign policy in the last years of the 20th century has died from complications from Covid-19. He was 84.

The reason why his name was brought up here was that he has some strong words about the idiomatic expression if ain't
broke don't fix it.

He said: "If it ain't broke don't fix it" is the slogan for the complacent, the arrogant, or the scared. It is an excuse for
inaction. a call to non-arms."


My son is into fixing things, hoping he can improve their functionality. So the computer that he fixed recently we can
now rest from its erratic performance (the computer won't start before and the computer shuts off in the middle of an
important research. The windows won't boot and its speed - snail-paced.)

Thanks to him the computer will forever rest in peace. The changes that he made here and there made it die prematurely
and permanently.
This is also a good point raised here. Not all changes can actually become good in the long run. As much as possible, if changes need to be made, pageants should listen to the fans first. If fans want good production while retaining the pageant's spirit, that can be done. What must not be done is something that would make them awful, boring, and inauthentic. Adding too much stories is not great but removing the humanity of the contestants is not a good idea either.
No more bashers in 2022, please.

Also, watch Dani Walker's video to know more on how bashers can kill with their words.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbYUDqSC1UM
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Re: If it ain't broke, don't fix it vs Change is inevitable

Postby vinusya » Mon Oct 25, 2021 2:26 am

Change is inevitable but don't force anyone to change
If everyone can be a beauty queen, what is hardwork?
Maybe there is no hardwork, only surgeries ?
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Re: If it ain't broke, don't fix it vs Change is inevitable

Postby KMAIr » Thu Nov 04, 2021 2:26 pm

Both are essential. The key is knowing WHEN to change. And when not to.
Much like life - Know when to be hard and when to go soft.
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