@wargfranklin @Meaningness There were a couple of claims I'd take issue with but it was quite good. not worth nitpicking.
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@Meaningness That rebuttal though, smgdmfh1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness This is like the archetypal frustrating interaction with LWers. LW: So if we do X... Me: You can't do X. Ever.2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes -
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@Meaningness LW: But if we could, then YZW Me: But X is impossible. It tells you nothing. LW: But...when we CAN do X...2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
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@St_Rev @wargfranklin Oh, hey! Turns out I actually finished my page about this! http://meaningness.com/wrong-way-reduction … cc:@vgr1 reply 2 retweets 3 likes -
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@Meaningness@St_Rev @wargfranklin@vgr What about wrong-way reducing to a problem easier to hold in your head?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@St_Rev @wargfranklin@vgr That’s pretty much the idea, yes—the motivation is to get rid of the messy complexity.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness Are you implying that this is (almost) always a mistake? If so, I disagree1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Magic_of_expect Simplification can be good, or bad, depending. It’s wrong-way if it renders the problem more difficult to solve.
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@Meaningness But you can get useful insight from a harder, simpler problem to bring back to the bigger problem1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@Magic_of_expect Sometimes!
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@Meaningness So wrong-way reductionism isn't always a mistake. Definitely a useful idea though.0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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