OODA myth: speed fetish misreads Boyd

The popular use of the OODA loop reduces John Boyd’s idea to a simple exhortation to move faster, whereas Boyd’s work emphasized changing an opponent’s sense‑making and the broader intellectual program behind decision superiority. Treating OODA as a mere speed metric distorts military doctrine and legitimizes managerial or technological fixes that prioritize iteration speed over understanding and model‑updating. — If policymakers, corporate leaders, or technologists adopt a speed‑first interpretation of OODA, they risk designing systems and policies that amplify errors and weaken institutions rather than improving decision quality.