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Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 13-Oct-2024 12:12:37 JST Paul Cantrell

“The thing about being wrong is that before you know you’re wrong, it feels •exactly• like being right.”
— Roman Mars

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  Jesse Morris (aubilenon@peoplemaking.games)'s status on Monday, 23-Dec-2024 07:09:22 JST Jesse Morris
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  @inthehands Another thing about being wrong is it’s also a lot easier to do
  
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  Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 23-Dec-2024 07:24:12 JST Paul Cantrell
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  The quote is from the full (i.e. audio, not just web text) verison of this classic 99% Invisble episode: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/episode-52-galloping-gertie/
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    Even during the construction of the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge, the deck would go up and down by several feet with the slightest breeze. Construction workers on the span chewed on lemon wedges to stop their motion sickness. They nicknamed the structure “Galloping Gertie.” The original Tacoma Narrows Bridge design by Clark Eldridge was pretty
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  Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 23-Dec-2024 08:06:45 JST Paul Cantrell
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  Presumably the reason you posted it, but just in case: the episode opens with remarks from Schulz.
  
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  Jonathan Yu (jawnsy@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 23-Dec-2024 08:06:46 JST Jonathan Yu
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  @inthehands There was a similar insight in Kathryn Schulz's TED talk, "On being wrong"
  https://youtu.be/QleRgTBMX88
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    http://www.ted.com Most of us will do anything to avoid being wrong. But what if we're wrong about that? "Wrongologist" Kathryn Schulz makes a compelling cas...
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  George Dinwiddie (gdinwiddie@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 23-Dec-2024 08:06:46 JST George Dinwiddie
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  I highly recommend her book of the same title.
  
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  Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 21:23:27 JST Paul Cantrell
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  Note that, per Karl Popper, you can •never• know you’re correct with complete certainty. The original quote thus holds true regardless of peronal attitude.
  
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  Hans-Cees 🌳🌳🤢🦋🐈🐈🍋🍋🐝🐜 (hanscees@ieji.de)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 21:23:29 JST Hans-Cees 🌳🌳🤢🦋🐈🐈🍋🍋🐝🐜
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  @inthehands unless you built in a scientific mindset and always consider uncertainty
  
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  Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 21:23:34 JST Paul Cantrell
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  @Gmjn https://hachyderm.io/@inthehands/114483514879645518
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    @hanscees@ieji.de Note that, per Karl Popper, you can •never• know you’re correct with complete certainty. The original quote thus holds true regardless of peronal attitude.
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  Gmjn (gmjn@mastodon.nl)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 21:23:36 JST Gmjn
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  @inthehands The thing about feeling maybe I’m wrong is that before you certainly know you’re not wrong, it doesn’t feel like being right.
  
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