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The XY Problem
- gnabgib 2y agoBig in: 2023 (120 points, 99 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36068243 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36068243 2021 (96 points, 107 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27061704 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27061704 2019 (319 points, 158 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20068686 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20068686 2015 (68 points, 70 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10023882 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10023882
- kazinator 2y agoA: I need help setting up a website. B: Are you sure? What's it for? A: Never mind, just help me with the website! Okay, if you really want to know, it's about that situation where people really want to solve problem Y, but somehow get stuck on the idea that they must solve it via problem X, and then insist on getting help with grinding through X rather than getting help with why Y. I'm going to rid the world of this problem! Now can you help me set up this website?