Yep, these are the same people who backtest their portfolio and go "see, if you'd held this exact portfolio I put together through trial and error, you'd have t

Yep, these are the same people who backtest their portfolio and go "see, if you'd held this exact portfolio I put together through trial and error, you'd have turned one dollar into a million without any additional contributions!" Not a data scientist, but it seems like a lot of people in business refuse to accept the fact that reality is generally boring, best practices are often "best" for a reason, and meaningful progress is hard. Of course it is possible to be too conservative, but 95% of ideas to improve a business or product are ego-stroking bullshit. Everyone wants the V10 engine to go down the highway at 65 mph, while towing a trailer, and there's only budget for an oil change every 15000 miles; don't look at the transmission fluid, just don't look.