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This entails the ability to change one's mind as in "previously, I would have done this but given the new evidence now I favor that" - something often seen as w
by dmichulke 11y ago
This entails the ability to change one's mind as in "previously, I would have done this but given the new evidence now I favor that" - something often seen as weakness in politicians.
- kabouseng 11y agoNot just in politicians... "Hmmm I think this bug will take a week to fix" Gets fixed in two days. "So why were you wrong in your estimate?" or even worse, now your estimates gets discounted next time. And the same holds true if it happens the other way round.
- TeMPOraL 11y agoIt sadly means unwashed masses, including your administration and your bosses, are hostile to rationality, and to their own peril. But we all know that.
- jdietrich 11y agoIt can be useful to explicitly state error bars. "Delivery will take three to seven days" communicates uncertainty much more clearly than "delivery will take about five days".