[Verse 1] When the crisis desk rings past midnight Perfect plans crumble like paper wings While Toyota kept their backup suppliers Lean companies watched their lifelines break Redundancy isn't waste, it's armor plated Efficiency kills when chaos accelerates [Chorus] Optionality over optimization Speed beats perfection in devastation Imagine what you can't anticipate Infrastructure, not just paper plates Black swan resilience lives in the margins Where waste becomes your saving grace [Verse 2] Southwest Airlines had cash stockpiled deep While competitors borrowed just to breathe Pre-authorized managers cut through red tape No committee meetings when the building shakes Decent moves in minutes beat flawless in hours Uncertainty punishes those who cower [Chorus] Optionality over optimization Speed beats perfection in devastation Imagine what you can't anticipate Infrastructure, not just paper plates Black swan resilience lives in the margins Where waste becomes your saving grace [Bridge] Forget your three scenarios neat and tidy Ask what blindsides could arrive on Friday Communication channels multiplied Trust networks built before the landslide When frameworks fail you need principles Anti-fragile, not just flexible [Verse 3] Johnson Controls had multiple data centers While single-points-of-failure became graveyards Practiced routines beat written procedures Muscle memory when panic interferes The survivors weren't the most efficient They were the most resilient [Final Chorus] Optionality over optimization Speed beats perfection in devastation Imagine what you can't anticipate Infrastructure built to navigate Black swan resilience thrives in redundancy Where backup plans meet reality [Outro] In the margins lives your second chance Anti-fragile beats the perfect dance
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