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by denton-scratch
1795 days ago
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> Roman engineers built bridges that are still standing today Roman engineers didn't understand the principles of civil engineering; I'm sure they built a lot of stuff that fell down (survivorship bias). So they started massively over-engineering their structures ("moar rocks!") |
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Survivorship bias is the favourite catchphrase for HN these last few years.
I think you overestimate the importance of academic theory over practicality.
"Moar rocks" is a perfectly reasonable way ro fortify a structure. Because 1000 years from now engineers will be wondering how any of our stuff survived ("moar cement and steel rods!")
So yeah, I have a healthy respect for practicality.