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How is “the best” defined? Who defines who is “the best”? How do we know that hiring “the best” is a valid concept to begin with if it’s quite arbitrarily defi
by arrrg 7y ago
How is “the best” defined? Who defines who is “the best”?
How do we know that hiring “the best” is a valid concept to begin with if it’s quite arbitrarily defined?
I think there is more behind those two words than you are willing to admit. Appealing to hiring only “the best” appeals to our common sense, appeals to simplicity, a simplicity that simply does not exist at all. There is more to it than it just being “the best”.
And I’m not talking about out there conspiracies and evil intent. I do not think that plays any meaningful role, and it does not have to for “the best” being more complex than you think.
- aortega 7y ago> There is more to it than it just being “the best”. No, there is no more to it. It's a trivial concept. If you think otherwise, then explain.
- arrrg 7y agoHow do you know/measure who is the best and what justifications do you have for doing it that way? You(and probably everyone else) have an intuitive understanding of what being the best means and that’s alright, but it’s important to question our underlying assumptions.