I like teasing subtly related ideas apart. I can usually quickly decide whether or not there is a meaningful distinction and explicate it...
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Replying to @vgr
...but the distinction between 'want' and 'need' has defeated my best efforts for like 6 months.
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Replying to @vgr
...Best idea I've had on want vs. need: they are same psychologically at time scales > 1 yr. < 1 yr, needs are h/w accelerated, wants aren't
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@theartlav yeah, that's what it looks like on the surface, but the boundary gets very grey and psych responses can be counter-intuitive2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@theartlav lots of examples that are needs at one time scale, wants on another2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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@theartlav In fact, people will put needs at very high risk to pursue apparent 'wants' (eg fight to death for 'honor'... why?). So very grey
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