The person who feels ownership is the one that makes sure nothing falls through cracks.
- The person who feels ownership is the one that makes sure nothing falls through cracks.
- If you're not an owner you only pay attention to the part you are responsible for and assume the rest is taken care of.
- That can leave significant cracks that can cause the whole thing to not cohere or even fall apart.
- The various parts have to be close enough to work together.
- At least loosely held before the gaps fill in.
- This nests, fractally.
- Within a whole, there are various parts, and likely cracks between them.
- All else equal, gaps will form.
- People intuitively leave space for their neighbors.
- They don't want to step on each other's toes.
- Also, operating in overlapping spaces requires coordination, which is expensive, so people would prefer avoiding it and won't bother if it's not something they are actively focusing on.