"how computers work"
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The classic "communism is great but can't be implemented"
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huh? as in his leadership style at microsoft?
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Goldilocks principle.
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"therapeutic index" is a related term in medicine, i think it's great in all kinds of contexts though https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therapeutic_index …
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closest I can think of is the Minimum Effective Dose but I know that’s still different.
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oh that one :D
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"All-or-nothing" I think is closest, with knife-edge as runner up. I don't think there's idiom for exactly what you describe.
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yup got it, sensitive dependence on inebriation conditions. I'd forgotten that diagram had such a sharp peak
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Reputation/character comes to mind. Brief lapses in otherwise perfect behavior can wreck careers/marriages, damage self-respect etc. That quote along the lines of “character takes a lifetime to build but can be destroyed in an instant.”
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