Well the opposite of that is "do-somethingism". Just because it is an alternative doesn't mean it is better than doing nothing. To give a snide description - j

Well the opposite of that is "do-somethingism". Just because it is an alternative doesn't mean it is better than doing nothing. To give a snide description - just because you have an infected toenail doesn't mean shooting yourself in the foot would help. This isn't a "do nothing ever" but "be reasonably sure it would help and be worth the costs". It is also easier to tell when something would make things far worse than to tell when it could help things.