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thank you for this. to support your use of the word radical, i wish to offer: etymologically, “radical” comes from “radix” meaning root. to be radical in this
by perfmode 6y ago
thank you for this.
to support your use of the word radical, i wish to offer:
etymologically, “radical” comes from “radix” meaning root. to be radical in this context means to strike at the root of the problem. it means to reason from first principles and to reason in a way which takes into consideration leverage points in complex systems.
- tonystubblebine 6y agoRight. Not sure why you are getting downvoted. This is true that people are afraid of root causes. And I think it's relevant to Hacker News because this is a community that tends to like first principle thinking.
- bigyikes 6y agoProbably because the etymology of this word has little to do with the connotation of this word, at least as it exists in the minds of most people.