ext_63844 ([identity profile] fiat-knox.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] nemorathwald 2011-01-19 08:30 am (UTC)

Chaos Theory

It's not entirely what I'd call "chaos," since even in the heart of an anarchic system events are still preceded by causes, and a mind that actually thinks can still steer a course through the foam even if his own actions stir things up for others.

I imagine that if the man had thought, he could have simply stood by and called for an ambulance - if the ambulance did not come, he could have called the missus and told her there's a woman giving birth - and then phoned the hospital, giving all the details of the incident in advance and telling the bureaucrat thrusting the papers into his face to back the hell off while he tries to explain, giving him space enough to stop the idiots from milling about like headless chickens and take some instruction.

Leaders and managers receive training in taking charge of a chaotic situation; otherwise, how would we manage in the event of a fire without someone to take control and instigate fire evac procedures (and no, the people will not spontaneously leave - they literally do have to be told by an authority figure to leave the vicinity of a fire, and where to go)?

The plot of the movie sounds far too contrived.

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