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| quote: Originally posted by Steve Miller:
Other than cost? How can you have a discussion on this without discussing cost?
Very, very easily. There's a world of difference between "it's a terrific idea, but it costs way too much" and "it's a terrible idea, no matter how much it costs". You may eventually get to the same place, but the analysis is completely different. For the first one, you do a cost/benefit analysis; for the second, there's no need even to consider cost, because the benefit is zero (or even negative). |
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| How about “he’s addressing a genuine problem but he’s going about it all wrong”. That’s where I am. -------------------------------- Life is short. Play with your dog.
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| quote: Originally posted by Steve Miller: How about “he’s addressing a genuine problem but he’s going about it all wrong”.
That’s where I am.
That isn't any different than "it's a terrible idea, no matter how much it costs". I suppose you're just breaking down "it's a terrible idea" into two subcategories: "it's a terrible idea and the problem it's addressing isn't really a problem" and "it's a genuine problem, but it's a terrible idea for addressing it". |
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| quote: Originally posted by wtg: "They did it first" is not a reasonable argument.
But there is no "they." There is only "we." |
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