https://diler.tube/videos/watch/c5d054af-2093-4492-9aa3-6c78a0ddd7f8 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. 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 SOUNDTRACKS On Eggshells - Richard Canavan Terror Avenue - Jack Pierce Cheeky Plum Fairy - Shaun Frearson DIG DEEPER with these top videos, games and resources: Read about the Chesterton’s Fence and second order thinking https://fs.blog/chestertons-fence/ On the longevity of ideas, see The Lindy Effect https://matt-rickard.com/observations... On unintended consequences read about the Butterfly Effect and Chaos Theory https://www.americanscientist.org/art... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_t... Read about outdated or weird laws in the US, the UK and around the world https://blog.linksquares.com/7-outdat... https://oratto.co.uk/blog/general-law... https://www.farandwide.com/s/hilariou... SOURCES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._K._C... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_C... https://www.quora.com/Has-the-sparrow... 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 Author: Sprouts Sat, 23 May 2026 22:04:25 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://diler.tube https://diler.tube/lazy-static/avatars/f58b270a-6076-478a-ad43-3888a532ecb4.png https://diler.tube/videos/watch/c5d054af-2093-4492-9aa3-6c78a0ddd7f8 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://diler.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.