Right. First of all, the cases I’m dealing with that prompted this (high speed iterative R&D and debugging) may be different from most circumstances.
Second, I assert that even when the utility to be gained directly by better informed decisions is low, it is still a good idea to gather more data because of out-of-decision concerns like giving yourself more contact with reality, and having simpler models/memories for future selves to remember and build on.
Right. First of all, the cases I’m dealing with that prompted this (high speed iterative R&D and debugging) may be different from most circumstances.
Second, I assert that even when the utility to be gained directly by better informed decisions is low, it is still a good idea to gather more data because of out-of-decision concerns like giving yourself more contact with reality, and having simpler models/memories for future selves to remember and build on.