a major problem with "optimization" as a strategy is that an optimum is typically a function of exogenous features that may change over time often unexpectedly, and what was optimal at one point becomes massively suboptimal under a changed parameterization
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two specific cases where this presents an especially notable issue are (i) firms competitive markets environments where short to mid term survival depends on intense optimizing, and (ii) life planning where one's future preferences may not be apparent
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implications are left as an exercise for the reader
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even more ppl would be mad if i said it out loud
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