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Nothing in acknowledging those perverse incentives requires that one misleadingly use the word “correct” in place of “effective”.
by drdeca 1mo ago
Nothing in acknowledging those perverse incentives requires that one misleadingly use the word “correct” in place of “effective”.
- pembrook 1mo agoThis is the most bizarre and trivial line of argument I’ve ever seen on HN. Swapping those words changes nothing about that sentence.
- MarkusQ 25d agoThey aren't synonyms and are, in general, not interchangeable. If I'm trying to get out of an unpleasant task by intentionally failing an aptitude test, the "correct" answer is going to be the least effective. Likewise if I'm crafting a click-bait headline or trying to make use of Cunningham's Law or... well, I hope you get the point.