I’ve got a problem, can you help me?

Well yes, if I can. What’s your problem?

There’s problem X.

I’m able to help you. It is something belonging to people categorised as A, B, or C. Do you belong to either or more?

I don’t know, but you can help me, so I’d like to get started.

Oh, right… But we can’t.

Why is that? I know the problem and the solution and so do you. If we put that into effect, my problem is solved in the time it takes to do so.

Well, first you have to be tested for the category you belong to. Then we can work on a solution.

Does that change anything for the solution we apply to the problem?

No, it doesn’t. It does however make a difference to whether or not I get payed for my work.

But… What happens if I’m not part of either category? They are just categories, right? There’s no particular causality telling you there being three reasons only for my problem.

Then we have to start an investigation, questioning if your problem is actually real.

But you and I know it’s real. I’m living it and me explaining situations to you, leave you with little doubt it being the case. Besides… the solution is simple with some support by you.

If I would do that, I would be losing income. Starting an investigation would increase my income and secure my position for eventualities.

Yet, effectively it would not change the solution to my problem and the kind of support I could get for it? Would such an investigation or belonging to a category be registered?

Yes… It eases the way we can help you when related problems arise.

Right… but it will be in the way of actually unrelated problems that are effectively relatable anyway, when there’s a yet unknown underlying causality. Besides, we’d better do that if such a related problem surfaces. Then there’s a reason to look further. So, why don’t you just help me?

If I’d help you now, I have to categorise it differently, unpayed and your problem can’t be part of categories A, B or C anymore, so you have to comply or I won’t help you.

Do you realise complying does problematise my profile in society, because of categories A, B or C and prolongs problem X to be part of my life for a long time during an investigation?

Yes, and I’m sorry about that.

So now I’ve got two problems. 🤔