A Rant Against Maximization. Leaving stuff on the table is good and healthy: https://m.signalvnoise.com/a-rant-against-maximization-b5091d75abda#---0-196.xz6qb0rg0 …pic.twitter.com/Z4j1EViGLn
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I remember
@stewartbrand commenting that optimization is what creates fragility. Stuck with me.
I sometimes worry about this in the case of companies (eg Walmart), who won by being better optimizers. Presumably, creating a
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more fragile system.
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"we've optimized our peppered moth population by making 100% of them black to match the soot covered trees"
End of conversation
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yeah, interesting to compare to Amazon doing absurdly many different things at once
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