Some destruction is accidental. Some is intentional. Destruction works in different ways. And for different reasons.
These are types of destruction I’ve cataloged. I arranged this list according to what each type of destruction means, methods to achieve, first-order effects, second-order effects, and examples.
(Reminder: first-order effects are the direct, commonly noticeable changes. Second-order effects are the effects of the effects and often not obvious.)
Note that there is a lot of overlap between categories. I didn’t attempt a mutually exclusive, collectively exhaustive list. That just felt unrepresentative of the messiness of life.
This is a destructive collection that I hope will change the way you think. Continue reading “Destructive Collection (How We Destroy Things)”