Chapter 7&8
Learned: I didn’t know that dare was created in 1983, this is a large and influential drug resistance program that I went through as a kid and I didn’t realize the politics that surrounded it was symbolic on the war on drugs era. Growing up I enjoyed the program and it led me to make smarter well informed decisions as I grew up, It is interesting to learn that the program is linked closely with the war on drugs which is a controversial and racist program that has been use to target minorities and the poor while lifting up the industrial prison complex.(193)
Connected: Complacency kills. This part of the chapter referring to Icarus and connecting him to NASA(197) connected to myself because I have always thought that a good leader and someone who wants to constantly improve should always take constructive criticism and question his/herself. I have also always thought that the fundamental problem in our society with concern to disasters is complacency, the inability to think the unlikely will happen. I am a strong supporter of regulatory boards and think that when they work correctly to hold our systems in check they are conducting one of the most vital jobs in our society.
Question: Should industries be torn down that show a complete lack of accountability and systemic corruption or should industries that have become complacent and stagnant be reformed?