The Cobra Effect


The Cobra Effect is a situation where an attempted solution to a problem makes the problem worse. It originated from an anecdote in which a government offered a reward for dëad cobras to reduce their population, but people started breeding cobras to claim the reward, ultimately exacerbating the issue when the reward program was canceled. People abandoned the Cobras and they became very many. There is a lesson in there about critical thinking. Think about all possibilities

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  1. I have learnt that most of our thinking or reactions or proactiveness originatea from our own selfishness rather than the desire to serve others ot community. We even claim that, when the bible says love your neighbour as you “love yourself”, it means we must come first in all considerations. Is/should that the the case?

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