I should have trusted what I'd learned from first-hand experience programming & writing programs that processed images & that made decisions.
I should have noticed the parallels to the 'work' (self-perpetuating failure cycle) of the RAND corporation & compstat.
I knew the problem of making a car drive was hard. Messy. But, I dismissed this knowledge from my experience because authoritative people said "the smart boys in the valley have this all worked out"
Never. Ever. Again.
Will I. 2/