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Your car metaphor is just an example of a shitty system. There's no direction. A reasonable system would be "drive generally south". Of course, your system n
by thedufer 12y ago
Your car metaphor is just an example of a shitty system. There's no direction. A reasonable system would be "drive generally south". Of course, your system needs tuning as you get closer - but that's going to be true of most systems.
- falcolas 12y ago> Of course, your system needs tuning as you get closer Get closer to... what? If you don't set a destination, there's nothing to get closer to, and no real reason to prefer any direction over a circle.
- thedufer 12y agoThe article didn't make this very clear, but the book presents the idea of having a goal, but making the system your day-to-day focus. Otherwise, yeah, you'll just go in circles. I didn't realize the article glossed over this. In that context, your comment makes more sense.