Systems differ in their capacity to transform unstable into stable expectations

Evidence

Admittedly, this analysis remains superficial, for in no way is it being said that every person or every social system makes, or can make, use of these various possibilities for transforming unstable into stable, but nonetheless insecure, expectations. In order to be able to understand differences in this kind of system-performance we must return to the subject of ‘self-assurance’. — Niklas Luhmann, Trust and Power, 284

Categorization

• DEFINE: Introduces ‘self-assurance’ as the load-bearing concept for explaining why some systems can bear insecurity and others cannot.