-

2024-11-19 14:10:00

GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

You know, TINA ("there is no alternative") is just as much a lie when applied to party politics as it is with regards to economic systems. Just sayin'.

2024-11-19 14:17:25

Caitlin Waddick

CaitlinWaddick@social.coop

@GuerillaOntologist I read a book about #alternativesAssessment, probably in the 90s or early 2000s… Maybe it was by a lawyer, and it was about #decisionMaking in #environmentalManagement and regulation. … in the case of “should we do X or should we do Y?”: doing nothing is a third option.

2024-11-19 14:23:44

Josh Davis

GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

@CaitlinWaddick There are always many alternatives, but we humans are very prone to framing effects and intellectual inertia.

2024-11-19 14:23:51

Caitlin Waddick

CaitlinWaddick@social.coop

@GuerillaOntologist I remember #parenting my kids… So, you want to give children responsibility according to their ability. I didn’t want to burden them with choices that would have too big impact, yet I absolutely wanted them to have responsibility for choices, within reason, in which I prescribed the boundary terms. …In the case of “do you want X for dinner or do you want Y for dinner?” My kids questioned the boundary terms: let’s skip dinner and run around outside and play flashlight tag.

2024-11-19 14:24:18

Josh Davis

GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

@CaitlinWaddick good kids.

2024-11-19 18:38:50

dynamic_hubzilla

dynamic@hub.netzgemeinde.eu

@Caitlin Waddick A variation I heard on this was the kid (having decided to go outside), turned around and asked the parent "do you want me to go out the front door, or the back door?"