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“Do not remove a fence until you know why it was put up.”

• mbb70 1y ago
  Off topic, but is there a term for the opposite concept? Something like "Decisions acquire a greater illusion of planning and deliberation the further into the past they were made". Feels like assuming there is a reason can be just as damaging as assuming there isn't one.
  • metalliqaz 1y ago
    Perhaps slightly related: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck%27s_principle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck%27s_principle
  • jovdg 1y ago
    Might be the survivorship bias. Or "history is written by the victor".
    • DonHopkins 1y ago
      Hey don't blame Brett for where we ended up!