23/09/2025
Dead Horse Theory
A satirical metaphor that reveals how some people, institutions, and even entire nations deal with an obvious problem as if it were an unsolvable mystery!
Instead of admitting the truth, they ignore it… and become masters at justifying it!
⚫ The idea is simple:
If you realize you're riding a dead horse...
The smartest decision you can make is to get off immediately.
But reality?
Reality shows us that some people insist on taking bizarre actions, such as:
1️⃣ Buying a new saddle for the horse.
2️⃣ Feeding it as if it were still alive!
3️⃣ Changing the rider, as if the problem lies with them!
4️⃣ Firing the employee in charge of caring for the horse.
5️⃣ Holding long meetings to discuss how to increase the speed of the dead horse!
6️⃣ Forming committees and task forces to analyze the horse’s condition.
7️⃣ And after months of studies, they reach a conclusion that was obvious from the start:
“The horse... is dead.”
8️⃣ But they still don’t admit it! Instead, they compare it with other dead horses to justify the failure!
9️⃣ They decide the problem lies in training and request a training course for the horse!
🔟 And of course, the course needs a budget!
🟤 In the end, denial reaches a point where they redefine the word “dead”...
Just to convince themselves that the horse is still alive and well!
The lesson:
How many people and institutions prefer to live in a comforting illusion rather than face a bitter truth?
How much time, effort, and money do we waste denying what is as clear as day?
Admitting the problem is the first step toward solving it…
But clinging to a dead horse will get you nowhere!
