I know I’m long-winded, and apologize. I’m busy, and as Pascal said, “This letter is too long, because I lacked the time to make it shorter.”
I like metaphors. They’re useful for illuminating things. I can go on and on about how failing the IAT doesn’t make you racist because you can hold beliefs on two different levels, or I can say “It’s like running away from a haunted house even if you don’t believe in ghosts.” I haven’t formalized my intuitions on which metaphors are or aren’t good yet, but I should.
IV seems plausible, but I can’t think of exactly how. Sounds like it deserves its own top-level post.
Thanks Yvain for your courteous answer—but in the spirit of your post I do not accept the relevance of your Pascal anecdote. I am sure editing of text in our day takes less time than generating text.
The process of transforming a first draft into a high-quality finished product (which is invariably much shorter) takes far more time than it took to create the draft in the first place.
I know I’m long-winded, and apologize. I’m busy, and as Pascal said, “This letter is too long, because I lacked the time to make it shorter.”
I like metaphors. They’re useful for illuminating things. I can go on and on about how failing the IAT doesn’t make you racist because you can hold beliefs on two different levels, or I can say “It’s like running away from a haunted house even if you don’t believe in ghosts.” I haven’t formalized my intuitions on which metaphors are or aren’t good yet, but I should.
IV seems plausible, but I can’t think of exactly how. Sounds like it deserves its own top-level post.
Thanks Yvain for your courteous answer—but in the spirit of your post I do not accept the relevance of your Pascal anecdote. I am sure editing of text in our day takes less time than generating text.
You are indulging in a darkish art!
The process of transforming a first draft into a high-quality finished product (which is invariably much shorter) takes far more time than it took to create the draft in the first place.
Not for me, baby!