(adj. /vɪti.oʊˈdʒɛnɪk/).
Etymology: From Latin vitium ("flaw") + Greek -genic ("producing").
Definition: Describing a negative outcome that emerges from the flaws within a
system's rules or structure, not from the malicious intent of the
people operating within it. The process is called vitiogenesis.
Technology: "The social media algorithm, while not designed with malicious intent, had the profoundly vitiogenic effect of amplifying polarizing content to maximize user engagement."
Economics: "The 2008 financial collapse was not the result of a single criminal but of a vitiogenic
system where regulations and incentives inadvertently encouraged widespread, catastrophic risk-taking."
Social Policy: "Despite the lawmakers' good intentions, the new
welfare policy proved to be vitiogenic, creating bureaucratic hurdles that unintentionally prevented the most vulnerable
people from receiving aid."
Bureaucracy: "The company'
s culture of departmental silos created a vitiogenic environment where cross-team
projects were constantly delayed by conflicting and nonsensical internal procedures."