there are fundamental limits on how much information needs to be revealed in any situation. obfuscation is inherently necessary for both selfish reasons and
for greater common good. from an evolutionary stance, it enables the power to
reason under uncertainty, and filters out those who can better reason under uncertainty. being non-earnest gives you the ability to indulge in self-indulgent incoherent babble every once in a while.
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I disagree with the obfuscation. :) The more information that is revealed, the more useful information that comes down to you, and the more problems that get solved unexpectedly, by help from unexpected directions. Inherent optimism, you see! :)
svr: this is tangential to the intent of the post .. nevertheless it is not obvious that useful information is a strictly monotonic function of total information received.
Now I'm confused.
Were you just trying to make a paradox?
not really a paradox .. when i was referring to information in the post it was on a human/personal basis .. your comment seemed to be on a more general basis which led me to comment on a more general basis
That's just my writing :) I meant it on a human/personal basis too...
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