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Green lumber fallacy. You don't need to know much of anything about lumber and trees to be a good commodities trader. Likewise, you don't need to know the exac
by huffmsa 7y ago
Green lumber fallacy. You don't need to know much of anything about lumber and trees to be a good commodities trader.
Likewise, you don't need to know the exact algorithmic details of something if you're still achieving your desired outcomes.
If you're not getting the outcome you want, you need to dig deeper into the components you don't fully understand to get them to perform as expected.
Real life results are best judged on metrics one step removed from the work.
- allenrb 7y agoMy favorite quote from work, somewhat apropos: “I know people making good money trading corn who would be shocked to learn that it’s a plant.”