Addenda and closing

Addendum II — Downstream: On Consequence and Responsibility

Downstream follows the consequence. Every move enters a current and continues after attention has moved on; responsibility extends further than authorship.

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The question it turns on

Who is downstream of this decision?

Concepts in this chapter

  • Downstream
  • Consequence
  • Responsibility
  • Ethics of restraint

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Where the argument is contested

Unlimited downstream responsibility is unworkable; the addendum asks where a defensible line falls.

To sit with

  • What is still travelling from a decision you consider closed?

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