Yes, I spoke too strongly. In the weighted causal graph of subgoals, I would bet that “provide a list of wildlife” would be less relevant to the goal “win the war” than “report #bombers”.
My point was less about weight, and more about conditions that make it relevant. Yes, this might treat relevant/not as a binary, but it is an abstraction related to action, for example:
‘orders are about a focus* (while someone scouting may act responsively to changing conditions)’. Arguably, scouting is open ended—the scout knows what might be important (at least if they see it). How things are done in practice here might be worth looking into.
*I’m making this up. The point is, actions can also throw stuff out.
Yes, I spoke too strongly. In the weighted causal graph of subgoals, I would bet that “provide a list of wildlife” would be less relevant to the goal “win the war” than “report #bombers”.
My point was less about weight, and more about conditions that make it relevant. Yes, this might treat relevant/not as a binary, but it is an abstraction related to action, for example:
‘orders are about a focus* (while someone scouting may act responsively to changing conditions)’. Arguably, scouting is open ended—the scout knows what might be important (at least if they see it). How things are done in practice here might be worth looking into.
*I’m making this up. The point is, actions can also throw stuff out.