Leverage Points in Systems
Changing paradigms is most powerful. System goals matter more than rules. Feedback loops amplify or dampen effects. Parameters have least leverage.
What was corrected
The article said TOU pricing cut peak demand 15-30%, that Soviet metric goals were the sole root cause, that the Montreal Protocol succeeded through paradigm shift not rules, cited a Grubb 2021 18-country ranking, and said Hanushek proves accountability is higher leverage than spending.
Qualified the TOU, Soviet, and Hanushek claims, corrected the Montreal Protocol mechanism, and generalized the unverifiable Grubb specifics.
Why this is better
Several figures and the Grubb citation were overstated or unverifiable, and the Montreal Protocol characterization was backwards. Corrections scope the claims and correct the mechanism rather than adding new sources.
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