4 ms·
I was going to say, wouldn’t you do what Feynman did... but that’s what you did: “I wrote proposals for work that I had already done, which insured that I woul
by ErikAugust 7y ago
I was going to say, wouldn’t you do what Feynman did... but that’s what you did:
“I wrote proposals for work that I had already done, which insured that I would always be able to provide accurate predictions of the results.”
- lisper 7y agoYep. I was told very recently by someone in a position to know that "everyone does that, didn't you know?" No, I didn't.
- ferzul 7y agoBut what's the point then? I dispair. I can see the logic in paying people after they've produced outcomes. But why not just say that?
- lisper 7y agoThere are a lot of truths that go unsaid in human society. Consensual self-deception seems to be part of the human condition. It's not really cause for despair, just part of how the world is. There are a lot of other things about life that are sub-optimal, why let this one get you down more than all the others?