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    1. Jason Fried‏Verified account @jasonfried 18 Jan 2017
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      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

      “To take it further, maximization as a concept just isn’t interesting to me. I don’t care about maximization. Not maximization of profit, revenue, people, reach, productivity, etc. Not interesting.” from “A Rant Against Maximization” by Jason Fried.
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      Patrick Collison‏Verified account @patrickc 18 Jan 2017
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      I remember @stewartbrand commenting that optimization is what creates fragility. Stuck with me.

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        1. Jason Fried‏Verified account @jasonfried 18 Jan 2017
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          I’m with him (and you) on that.

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        2. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 18 Jan 2017
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          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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        3. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 18 Jan 2017
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          more fragile system.

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        1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 18 Jan 2017
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          In my experience, code length creates fragility. Optimization makes code longer, but it is not the only thing that does.

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        1. Arthur Brrrrr  🌮‏ @ArthurB 18 Jan 2017
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          Replying to @patrickc @jasonfried @stewartbrand

          you can optimize for robustness.

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        1. Michael Jackson‏ @mjackson 18 Jan 2017
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          the one that stuck w me was @timoreilly's "Create more value than you capture" talk http://ecorner.stanford.edu/videos/3103/Create-More-Value-Than-You-Capture-Entire-Talk …

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        1. Mr. Completely‏ @Mr_Completely 18 Jan 2017
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          Replying to @patrickc @stewartbrand @jasonfried

          that's a fairly profound observation. Hm.

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        1. eric skogen‏ @audionerd 19 Jan 2017
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          @paulg "duplication is far cheaper than the wrong abstraction" https://www.sandimetz.com/blog/2016/1/20/the-wrong-abstraction …

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