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Occam's razor. The fact that someone said take down WSB is way simpler than any alternative.
by bobthebuilders 6y ago
Occam's razor. The fact that someone said take down WSB is way simpler than any alternative.
- dbt00 6y ago"Someone" said it and all these people listened? You're going to need more evidence than that.
- swampthing 6y agoCertainly, writing that is simpler than writing out the reasons behind 3 separate events. But I think Occam’s razor is more about actual simplicity, and would cut against arguing that there was an elaborate conspiracy that involves multiple large companies acting against their own interests.
- jcranmer 6y agoExcept you're missing the explanation as to why all of the actors have a reason to listen to that person. That's where things stop being simple.
- duxup 6y agoI'm not sure that's more simple than different groups taking different actions for their own reasons.
- sixstringtheory 6y ago"Simpler" is subjective and sort of beside the point of Occam's razor. The razor is about choosing the competing hypothesis with the fewest assumptions baked in. "When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras." A massively orchestrated conspiracy requires a lot of assumptions and so probably violates the razor.