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I’ve observed this behavior, but never came up with such a succinct (perhaps pithy) way of describing it.

• vkou 8mo ago
  > but never came up with such a succinct (perhaps pithy) way of describing it. Here's one. "Life is complicated, so is rule-making."
  • nickff 8mo ago
    This is indeed pithy, but does not capture the contrast of the great-grandparent comment.
• Gormo 8mo ago
  How about "when your career depends on appearing to solve problems, fake ones are much easier than real ones".