@DealsDhamaka lol you mean you can’t trust anyone from India?? Fucking scammers

@DealsDhamaka The above story is a Sequel, the Prequel is equally interesting. 👇 More than a century ago, the French colonialists decided to modernize theHanoi (present capital of Vietnam). Large areas of Hanoi were cleared to make it French-style districts with bridges boulevards, villas,

@DealsDhamaka Cobra effect can be seen at many places.. 1. Social Media Engagement Algorithms Platforms like Instagram, X, and YouTube reward content with high engagement. The idea was to promote creativity and connection. But creators started posting clickbait, fake news, or

@DealsDhamaka So, leverage the policy to smoke out and identify breeders and make harsh examples of them to discourage and eliminate immoral gaming of the system. Make the punishment public, so others don’t repeat the exploit. Root out the moral rot.

@DealsDhamaka Perfectly put 👌 The “Cobra Effect” is such a powerful reminder that policies and incentives don’t just create results, they create behaviours. When you reward outcomes without thinking of human ingenuity, people will always find a shortcut. That’s why in governance, business,

@DealsDhamaka Social grants in South Africa are a good example. Children get children to receive funds from the state

@DealsDhamaka There's another interesting such incident 👇 In 1950s, Mao launched the “Four Pests Campaign,” targeting sparrows for eating grain seeds. Millions of sparrows were killed, but this wiped out a natural check on locusts and insects, which then swarmed unchecked and devastated

@DealsDhamaka This story shows you that government can have uses and be important and not everything needs to be privatized for profit. All societies need to find this balance.

@DealsDhamaka LMAO. That's the best indian scam ever🤣🤣

@DealsDhamaka Or how the pranjeet scam culture backfires at them every single time

@DealsDhamaka @Kinetix0x Sounds like welfare and food stamps

@DealsDhamaka Moral: In a low trust society any incentive will be gamed and destroyed

@DealsDhamaka The same story fits in case of reservation as well. To get the benefits of reservation, everyone claims to be backwards. So because of reservation, no people came out from poverty, social inequality and backwardness but more and more casts becoming backwards with time.

@DealsDhamaka This is exactly what the APC has done in Nigeria with poverty. They tried to curb poverty giving paltry sum as handout without dealing with the root curse which is economic productivity and jobs. The result; Nigeria became the poverty capital of the world despite not having the

@DealsDhamaka Policy doesn't work. Only free markets do.

@DealsDhamaka Lack of ethics outside the religious manuscripts is the issue

@DealsDhamaka "The subversion and corruption of a working system is a nearly genetically inherited skill for us. The Indian version of ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ is probably ‘If it ain’t broke, go ahead and break it’. An Indian learns through gruelling experience that every certificate,

@DealsDhamaka > enterprising locals I.e. scam artists This is the downfall of the west by importing of the third world in microcosm

@DealsDhamaka Some humans always find a way of corruption in every good intended initiatives

@DealsDhamaka Similar ‘Financial Incentive’ for each Dead Rat was introduced in Mumbai by the Municipal Authorities in the 80’s

@DealsDhamaka I wonder how many such incentives actually end up being another 'cobra effect' example. Also reiterates the actual for a very careful though, design and implementation of incentives.

@DealsDhamaka Perfect reminder that incentives drive behavior, not intentions. Designing policy without second-order thinking often creates bigger problems than the ones we try to solve.

@DealsDhamaka Very well explained.

@DealsDhamaka Incentives always backfire. Doesn't matter how good the intent. Initially seems to do it's job, but, on the long run, will always backfire. This is what I have seen

@DealsDhamaka It’s exactly the same thing with the NDIS in our day here in Australia 🇦🇺 We give money 💲 to disabled people…. and suddenly everyone is disabled 🤣

@DealsDhamaka People do not understand this most simple logic. We must incentivise COMING OUT of poverty not POVERTY itself.

@DealsDhamaka This story perfectly captures how short-term fixes without foresight often create bigger problems. The “Cobra Effect” isn’t just history—it’s a reminder for leaders, businesses, and even individuals that incentives must be designed with human behavior in mind. Otherwise, we

@DealsDhamaka The Cobra Effect shows how incentives, if not carefully thought out, can backfire spectacularly. What starts as a solution like a bounty can end up making the problem worse if people find ways to game the system.

@DealsDhamaka Well intentioned policies or incentives can backfire if human behavior and unintended consequences are not carefully considered.

@DealsDhamaka The Cobra Effect refers to a situation where a solution backfires, making the problem worse.

@DealsDhamaka After math was forgotten!!!

@DealsDhamaka Policies must be crafted with foresight; unintended results can undermine our goals. 🤔📜

@DealsDhamaka A perfect reminder that incentives need careful design. Short-term fixes can backfire if human behavior isn’t considered.

@DealsDhamaka When only superficial solutions are sought instead of solving the problem, the result is similar to the 'Cobra Effect' – the problem returns even bigger.

@DealsDhamaka It's true. It can be seen in social media alot

@DealsDhamaka Well said