Two very different cultures, with two observations: the obvious one is the stark contrast in the quantity and allocation of resources to produce the same thing. A thing that, by the way, does not have serious consequences if it fails to be perfect.
luis arrieta
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One distinction between what Taleb writes in Fooled by Randomness and what Wittgenstein gets at in Tractatus is that the former deals with the practicalities (and sarcasm) of daily life, whereas Tractatus is onto the ontological, epistemological, and linguistic.
it's been many months, maybe even over a year since the last time I ran grasslands. Late November, 8am, perfect weather for running.
This sketch workflow is imperfect by design. It has to be practical, not perfect.
my wife wanted to see the sunrise today Sunday. We live in California with plenty of ocean sunsets, but sunrises are a different story.
My son is 26 months old, my daughter is 10 months. No imminent home buying for us.
Look at the map of the area, urban map, topographical map. The house’s real backyard is comprised of several elements in a 10-mile radius. These have to be accessible: little to no traffic, available parking spaces, no crowds.
When they debate some topic, they do not attempt to follow the reasoning of that which they are debating, but simply try to have the audience concur with what they are presenting.