Post #2051521
2026-05-03 11:35 UTC
@ktemkin
For me one important point is that refusing to act until you reached an absolute conclusion/standpoint is a decision. In most situations acting can be the better choice, blocking yourself is worse.
So learning to act in uncertainty is a valuable skill.
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@ktemkin@provably.online 2026-05-03 12:12
@Lapizistik the phrase always sticks in my head as "hesistation is always easy; and rarely useful" (from the villain of a silicon-valley-"human-rationality"-obsessed-cult-leader's harry potter fan fiction; you can't make this shit up)