Life advice genres vs search algorithms
Random = astrology
Greedy = Bildungsroman, religions
Breadth-first = advice from investor types
Depth-first = waldenponding, lifestyle design
Djikstra = effectuation/hustleporn
A* = advice columnists
D* = r/AmITheAsshole
D* lite = twitter
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sufficiently low information d* lite on an uncorrelated landscape is effectively random I’d guess
Horseshoe theory here
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I'd say religion is more like an evolutionary algorithm, though it perhaps depends on the religion.
The book of Proverbs in the Bible is a long list of heuristics, and the history of scripture and which books are and are not canon has been driven by cultural selective pressures.


