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The remedy worsens the illness. | |||
A handy {{t|maxim}} dating back as far as that old duffer Virgil (“''[[aegrescit medendo]]''”) this is one well worth contemplating — yet rarely contemplated — before [[off-shoring]], [[outsourcing]], [[right-sizing]], implementing [[regtech]] or otherwise wandering in a dogmatic stupor around the house with a [[to a man with a hammer, everything is a nail|hammer]], looking for things that will pass for nails. | |||
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*[[Scale paradox]] | |||
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Aegrescit medendo
/aɪˈɡrɛskɪt mɛnˈɛndəʊ/ (max.)
The remedy worsens the illness.
A handy maxim dating back as far as that old duffer Virgil (“aegrescit medendo”) this is one well worth contemplating — yet rarely contemplated — before off-shoring, outsourcing, right-sizing, implementing regtech or otherwise wandering in a dogmatic stupor around the house with a hammer, looking for things that will pass for nails.