Dirk PrimbsDrkPrmbs@mastodon.social
May 21, 2024, 10:36 AMThe Arena Razor: Pay more attention to people who have skin in the game.
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- Dirk PrimbsDrkPrmbs@mastodon.socialMay 21, 2024, 10:36 AM
Parkinson's Law of Triviality: Organizations give disproportionate weight to trivial issues, neglecting important ones.
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- Dirk PrimbsDrkPrmbs@mastodon.socialMay 21, 2024, 10:36 AM
Principle of Charity: When interpreting someone's statement, you should assume the best possible interpretation, considering the strongest possible version of their argument.
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- Dirk PrimbsDrkPrmbs@mastodon.socialMay 21, 2024, 10:36 AM
Brandolini's Law (Bullshit Asymmetry Principle): The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it.
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- Dirk PrimbsDrkPrmbs@mastodon.socialMay 21, 2024, 10:37 AM
Hume's Guillotine (Is-Ought Problem): One cannot derive an "ought" from an "is"; that is, statements of fact (what is) do not logically lead to statements of value (what ought to be).
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- Dirk PrimbsDrkPrmbs@mastodon.socialMay 21, 2024, 10:37 AM
Chesterton's Fence: Before you remove a fence (or any established practice or belief), understand why it was put there in the first place.
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- Dirk PrimbsDrkPrmbs@mastodon.socialMay 21, 2024, 10:37 AM
Popper's Falsifiability Principle: A hypothesis or theory should be considered scientific only if it is falsifiable.
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- Dirk PrimbsDrkPrmbs@mastodon.socialMay 21, 2024, 10:37 AM
Alder's Razor (Newton's Flaming Laser Sword): If something cannot be settled by experiment or observation, then it is not worth debating.