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> I should also add that arrests are public. That's a good point. My knee-jerk reaction is to think that maybe they shouldn't be, but there's a million reason

• godelski 3y ago
  Yeah it is quite a tough call really. But I think this is why it is so important to consider nuance. I think it is easy not to and we forget that what explicitly makes an expert is consideration of nuance. By definition this needs be true because if it was obvious you wouldn't require significant education lol. I want to also add that there are no globally optimal solutions. So everything has a downside and I think we often fall for this trap in an effort to support our priors and do not accurately compare. So it is easy to get into polarizing arguments because while we argue about the same problem we often do not have similar optimization criteria. I've found clarifying optimization criteria helps defuse these types of arguments. I hate to say it, but CS people also have a bad reputation around this. My hypothesis is that programmers often work in many different domains and are exposed to domain knowledge, but as we all know, it is exceptionally easy to deceive one's self into thinking they know more than they do (just go on any social media platform, including HN, if you doubt this lol. My personal favorite is to watch people who can't do calculus argue with Judea Pearl on Twitter)