▲ 116 ▼ What are some common everyday examples of this phenomenon? (see body) (lemm.ee) submitted 2 years ago* by cameron_vale@lemm.ee to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 89 comments fedilink hide all child comments Rob is blowing a whistle, over and over. Bob: "Why are you blowing that whistle, Rob?" Rob: "To keep the dragons away." Bob: "I see no dragons." Rob: "It works!"
[–] PlasterAnalyst@kbin.social 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) "that's the way we've always done it" at any job ever. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cameron_vale@lemm.ee [S] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well there's the optimal way to do it for individuals working alone. And there's also the optimal way to do it when working in a group. They can be pretty different. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mnemnosyne@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago And the way they tell you to do it is never either one of those. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cameron_vale@lemm.ee [S] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well there's the optimal way to do it for individuals working alone. And there's also the optimal way to do it when working in a group. They can be pretty different. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mnemnosyne@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago And the way they tell you to do it is never either one of those. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mnemnosyne@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago And the way they tell you to do it is never either one of those. permalink fedilink source parent