Math is first & foremost safety system for thought. The smarter you are, the more math you need to mitigate risk of going dangerously wrong.
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What is the safety system for math? The more math you use, the more ❓ you need in order to not be dangerously overconfident
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OTOH the more mathy you get you face the danger of unsmart conclusions ( this is in 73.1% of cases I've seen)
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that's people using more math than they're smart enough to handle
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Corollary: if you use more math than you're smart enough to handle, the safety system becomes a safety hazard
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Math is first & foremost safety system for thought. The smarter you are, the more math you need to mitigate risk of going dangerously wrong.
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