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I don't understand this idea you're putting forth. Well actually both ideas. 1. That there is a high risk here. 2. That the outcome could be bad. Neither of
by KirinDave 9y ago
I don't understand this idea you're putting forth. Well actually both ideas.
1. That there is a high risk here.
2. That the outcome could be bad.
Neither of these seem true. I dislike Python the way I dislike wearing shoes that stealing too small, but I don't regret learning it. I regret working in it more and more over time.
- cronjobber 9y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_ignorance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_ignorance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunity_cost https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunity_cost https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Market_for_Lemons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Market_for_Lemons
- KirinDave 9y agoNo I'm aware of these terms. I just don't get how they apply to skills acquisition. How does learning a language as part of a professional skills acquisition represent significant risk when the alternative you're proposing is not learning any new concepts at all? Your proposed cost model doesn't work when you're not choosing between N options and rather choosing between selection or no selection whatsoever. You're probably more interested in modeling it as an OSP.
- cronjobber 9y agoI can't find talk about "high risk" in what I wrote. I can't seem to find where I'm "proposing not learning any new concepts at all." You seem to enjoy arguing against figments of your own imagination. I can't help you. Have a nice day.
- KirinDave 9y agoYou too, cronjobber. I apologize for giving you the benefit of the doubt and assuming that you weren't just throwing rocks at lisp and smalltalk and was trying to make an actual point about the cost of education.
- cronjobber 9y ago> giving you the benefit of the doubt and assuming that you weren't just throwing rocks at lisp and smalltalk Nope, I don't believe you ever gave me the benefit of the doubt—your undoubted assumption that I was just throwing rocks perfectly explains your arguing style ;)
- KirinDave 9y agoMy dude, you just inverted what I said after posting a snippy series of Wikipedia links and you're lecturing me about a bad attitude? Very well. You cannot help me, indeed.