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This quantify and categorize everything culture is part of the problems with understanding. I don't see how one can claim to understand something without quant
by nitrogen 10y ago
This quantify and categorize everything culture is part of the problems with understanding.
I don't see how one can claim to understand something without quantifying it. What is often referred to as understanding should IMO be called empathy instead, because it's necessary but not sufficient for finding solutions. Actions can be motivated by empathy, but they need to be supported by quantitative evidence.
- protomyth 10y ago> I don't see how one can claim to understand something without quantifying it. How much do you love your partner or nearest relatives in numeric terms? How do you work out disagreements. I think we have slipped a little far from the path of actual understanding to know what we need to measure and how.
- nitrogen 10y agoThat's not what I would call understanding. And we do use quantifiable or at least rational means to resolve disagreements. That's the only way to be sure of being equitable.
- coupdetaco 10y agoPattern recognition. Trust your brain to sense, judge, and intuit the correct answer. You can identify correlations without turning a computer on if you have enough qualitative 'data'. That's what being an educated person is all about.
- nitrogen 10y agoThat doesn't sound like it could possibly scale. I sure wouldn't trust anyone's individual brain to intuit correct answers for an entire society without having quantitative data.