Chesterton Fence: Don’t Destroy What You Don’t Understand!
Channel: Sprouts
Date: 2023-06-01

Chesterton’s Fence is a simple rule of thumb that suggests you should never destroy a fence, change a rule, or alter a tradition if you do not understand why it was created in the first place. China’s Four Pests Campaign during the Great Leap Forward shows the tragic consequences of meddling with things we do not fully understand.

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COLLABORATORS
Script: Jonas Koblin
Artist: Pascal Gaggelli
Voice: Matt Abbott
Coloring: Nalin
Editing: Peera Lertsukittipongsa
Production: Selina Bador
Fact-checking: Ludovico Saint Amour Di Chanaz
Sound Design: Miguel Ojeda

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On Eggshells - Richard Canavan
Terror Avenue - Jack Pierce
Cheeky Plum Fairy - Shaun Frearson

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SOURCES
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._K._Chesterton
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Chinese_Famine
https://www.quora.com/Has-the-sparrow-population-of-China-recovered-after-Mao-ordered-the-killing-of-all-sparrows-a-few-decades-ago

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CHAPTER
00:00 Introduction
00:17 Chesterton's principle
00:48 Chesterton Fence in business
01:30 Tragic example from China
02:42 Conclusion
03:35 What do you think?
03:59 Patrons credits
04:08 Ending

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