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The Stupidity of Irrelevance

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  • James F Welles

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The process of adapting institutions to new purposes is a normal part of cultural life. Generally, people are disposed to use whatever is at hand (be it a tool, organization or idea) to deal with a problem. This approach may be effective in resolving an immediate problem, but it means that the item may come to have a function different from if not at odds with its original role. The resulting cognitive state may then become one of schematic dissonance, with language strained to match up altered behavior to established values. In the extreme, a system becomes irrelevant to not only the environment but itself.

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  • James F Welles, 2017. "The Stupidity of Irrelevance," Global Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 4(1), pages 3-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jgjidd:v:4:y:2017:i:1:p:3-7
    DOI: 10.19080/GJIDD.2017.04.555627
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