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    It is not the case that Institutions can encode and perpetuate systematic biases, injustices, and errors rather than filtering them out through trial and error.

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    • 1.Large institutions face continuous external pressures—litigation, regulation, competition—that force correction of major systematic errors.
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    • 2.Trial-and-error learning is itself often irrational and slow; institutions can encode explicit knowledge and systematic best practices.
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    • 3.Historical evidence shows many institutions (medicine, engineering, aviation) successfully eliminated significant systematic errors over time.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Institutional power concentrates decision-making, reducing exposure to corrective feedback from affected populations.
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    • 2.Self-perpetuating incentive structures reward maintaining status quo over acknowledging and correcting institutional errors.
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    • 3.Institutional legitimacy rests partly on appearing consistent, creating pressure to rationalize rather than abandon flawed practices.
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