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This is such a clear fallacy right from the get go. "This thing doesn't completely solve the problem, therefore, we will not do it." So many people fall for th
by JohnMakin 3y ago
This is such a clear fallacy right from the get go. "This thing doesn't completely solve the problem, therefore, we will not do it."
So many people fall for this or talk in such terms like it's perfectly reasonable and it always baffles me. You see it in political discussion a lot.
- RajT88 3y ago> You see it in political discussion a lot. In political discussions, it's because that's what people do when they don't want to plainly state their real reasons for opposition.
- LeftHandPath 3y agoSee the nirvana fallacy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_fallacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_fallacy It happens a lot. I think it's one of the big reasons that hyped-up video games and movies always disappoint.
- anyfoo 3y agoIt's even worse. The "thing that doesn't completely solve the problem" might have actually solved the biggest problem for classed vessels, that's why they don't see it as a problem in the first place.