Strange that the article doesn't mention Chesterton's Fence[1]: > [T]he principle that reforms should not be made until the reasoning behind the existing sta

Strange that the article doesn't mention Chesterton's Fence[1]: > [T]he principle that reforms should not be made until the reasoning behind the existing state of affairs is understood. If removing things is allowed, it would be just as valid to take the roof off of the structure entirely, or to demolish everything underneath it and just leave the slab on the ground. Another way to look at it is that adding things has a known cost in this experiment, but presumably any cost of removing something is not mentioned. If adding three pillars costs 30 cents, and removing one pillar has non-zero, unknown cost, which one would you choose? [1] https://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Chesterton%27s_Fence https://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Chesterton%27s_Fence