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"investigate further" is the sticking point. You're swimming in the ocean and notice something beneath you. Is it a friendly dolphin or a dangerous shark? Do
by hackeraccount 8y ago
"investigate further" is the sticking point.
You're swimming in the ocean and notice something beneath you. Is it a friendly dolphin or a dangerous shark? Do you hold your breath and do a deep dive to figure out which it is? Keep in mind the deeper you go the greater the chance that you'll drown.
It's a strained analogy but I think it gets at the problem. What if you dive a little bit deep - some minor test - and still aren't sure? Go deeper - a more invasive dangerous test - or go back to the surface?
And what if you dive and are pretty sure it's a shark? Swimming all the way to shore (i.e. cancer treatment) is very risky but the shark will almost certainly kill you. How sure are you, really?
- maxxxxx 8y ago“You're swimming in the ocean and notice something beneath you. Is it a friendly dolphin or a dangerous shark? Do you hold your breath and do a deep dive to figure out which it is? Keep in mind the deeper you go the greater the chance that you'll drown.” Does it really make a difference what it is? Will you do anything differently?
- RyJones 8y agoI ask this question about metrics constantly. "If you had this information a year ago, what decisions would have been different?" It usually ends in dropping the request for another metric
- plink 8y agoAbsolutely. So called "friendly" dolphins are often very sexually aggressive. With knowledge of what aquatic beast lurked in the depths below, I could tailor my preparedness to either be on guard against unwelcome mammalian advances, or remain blithely unconcerned over some incurious, nimrod fish.
- nradov 8y agoI understand your point, but let's dispel the myth of dangerous sharks. The vast majority of shark species never attack humans at all and it's totally safe to swim near them.