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    Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 24 Jan 2019
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    Why do we still use “view from the trenches” as a metaphor for practical wisdom? That was grim, deeply futile, attrition warfare. How about “view from the tank turret” instead?

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      1. visa is working on his ebook‏ @visakanv 24 Jan 2019
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        “Idk man I just fly the drone”pic.twitter.com/ybdjCRNk1h

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      2. Nikhil Prasad Ojha‏ @npojha 24 Jan 2019
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        The best tank battles were won or lost already in the map room. So the view from the turret is good for sorting out a skirmish not for winning the battle.

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      3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 24 Jan 2019
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        Still better than view from trenches

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      1. art supplies and pain‏ @temirov 24 Jan 2019
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        Survivorship bias

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      1. John Grant‏ @jhngrant 24 Jan 2019
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        Because it symbolises the place where wisdom is achieved through hard physical and emotional struggle.

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      1. Helen Blunden #AlwaysBeLearning  🤔 🧠 🦉 📚 🥇‏ @ActivateLearn 25 Jan 2019
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        Whose view was it really? The view from the trenches was the futility of war. Once again it’s the view from the senior leaders (outside the trenches) giving their view of the world.

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      1. brennan peterson‏ @brenpdx 25 Jan 2019
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        If by practical wisdom you mean 'incredibly narrow field of view dedicated to killing' then sure. But I think it is supposed to be an alternative to 'man On the street' : it wasn't about where, but who.

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      1. Alan Martin‏ @epithetos 25 Jan 2019
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        One man's trench is another man's coalface.

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      2. Jared Campbell‏ @jmc025 25 Jan 2019
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        From my experience it’s a metaphor that combines reference to first hand knowledge + being personally affected by any decisions - which is a reeeealy strong motivator for the application of practical wisdom but is not a direct invocation thereof.

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      3. Jared Campbell‏ @jmc025 25 Jan 2019
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        Essentially “people who would know and have very very good reasons to want it gotten right recommend/report X” The grim stakes are fundamental.

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