[duxup]

As someone who feels they're from the outside looking in (left college to work, still ended up in the technology but without a traditional college education) one of the most frustrating things is watch folks who I perceive as traditionally trained CS and similar folks ... is their desire to go hyper analytical ... and then REALLY commit to the result as the best choice above all others because of whatever analysis they made.

Now granted there are time to hunker down and commit but sometimes all that data doesn't really tell you anything and you're still facing an unknown no matter how much work you do, and it might be worth thinking about it after taking a few steps down that road / experience. It's not uncommon to come across a variable(s) that plays a far stronger role than any other, only AFTER you tried doing something.

For hyper analytical folks the data on hand is the hammer for every nail it seems sometimes.

[raxxorrax]

Even without unknowns people elevating rationality to something that would in consequence just be horrible for everyone. Shouldn't be too hard to see if you follow through with the consideration.

Hard data also suggest how often the allegedly rational result suddenly became wrong. The rational conclusion here should be to decrease hubris then, shouldn't it? Nope...

And this is already a stereotype for softies...

[Erlich_Bachman]

Life is simply a game with non-perfect knowledge. It's not chess or go, it's more like Dota or poker.

[tyingq]

I wonder if they recognize that luck plays a significant role. Right place, right time sometimes matters more than anything you can predict or control.