Episode 35: The Unaccountability Machine (Deep Dive) by Dan Davies

In this episode, we explore 'The Unaccountability Machine (Deep Dive)' by Dan Davies. A full chapter-by-chapter deep dive into Dan Davies' 2024 book on accountability sinks — the structures that let big systems make terrible decisions with nobody to blame. Covers Stafford Beer's cybernetics, POSIWID, the Viable System Model, debt as a control technology, the Friedman doctrine, populism as a pain signal, and what it all means for an independent veterinary group.