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    Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 28 May 2019
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    The galaxy brain version of this question would be “after adjusting for your foresight into consequences” Choosing inconvenience doesn’t count if you do it to avoid a greater long-term net inconvenience. Ie it has to be choosing higher NPV of path inconvenience for “growth”.https://twitter.com/vgr/status/1133603441790443520 …

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    Ah found the right question for what I’m actually drilling for. What was the top example in your life when you choose inconvenience over convenience when you didn’t have to? How did it turn out?
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      2. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 28 May 2019
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        I think I understand this better now. Convenience is always a satisficing choice. If all you care about is “good enough” on a few dimensions, many candidates fit, and the slack can be cashed out as saved energy. Inconvenience = desiring something unique that costs what it costs.

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      3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 28 May 2019
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        Venkatesh Rao Retweeted jack ~e t h i c a l d i s p a r i t y~

        Thanks jack for shedding light on this matterhttps://twitter.com/kintsukuroikun/status/1133613667587543040?s=21 …

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        jack ~e t h i c a l d i s p a r i t y~ @heckinwild
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        I don't think I can make a coherent model around the idea there's a trick to it. A lot of it comes from being very honest, and very specific, about who I am, what I want, and why. Most of the rest of it seems to be a propensity towards the marginal.
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      4. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 28 May 2019
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        The most common answer to my original question was “having children”. The prototypical “it costs what it costs” decision to bring a unique entity into your life rather than a conveniently satisficing entity like a low-maintenance pet.

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      5. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 28 May 2019
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        Adoption is a great test decision. Whether pets or kids you can make it as easy or as hard for yourself as you like. Example adopting a special needs child who would really inconvenience your life. Very few do that outside of religious motives.

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      2. Navin Kabra‏ @ngkabra 28 May 2019
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        For all the important questions, calculations about the consequences are intractable, and tradition/upbringing tell you to choose inconvenience, and 90% of the time you go with it, because the inconvenience is lindy.

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      3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 29 May 2019
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        Hmm I’m not sure I buy this. If it were we wouldn’t have shifted en masse to conveniences like fridges and air conditioning

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      1. Visakan Veerasamy‏ @visakanv 28 May 2019
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        This question is too inconvenient to answer even for me

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      1. Cristian Rocca  🌐‏ @free_shilling 28 May 2019
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        So only choosing inconvenience if you know it's stupid? I don't think I've ever done that.

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      2. Sam Smith‏ @SSS_music 29 May 2019
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        How could growth not prevent a greater long-term net inconvenience?

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      3. Xeplor‏ @xeplor 29 May 2019
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        Exactly!!

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