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Parkinson's law of triviality (aka bikeshedding) could be considered a subset of this behaviour.
by pesfandiar 10y ago
Parkinson's law of triviality (aka bikeshedding) could be considered a subset of this behaviour.
- ddt_Osprey 10y agoBikeshedding is when a group of people form opinions about, and squabble over something frivolous and irrelevant, but appealing to the lowest common denominator. Offer a group of people the opportunity to design a nuclear powered aircraft carrier, and no one says boo, but ask them which color is prettiest for a shed to park their bikes in, and suddenly everybody puts in their two cents, ad-nauseum.