I am of the mind that "maximizing" and "optimizing" are useful fictions for what one could do with theoretically complete information and ideal values. Once adopted, however, the salient features that rise to meet that lens are often "traded down" on richness. Some might call this "simplified" and recognize some utility in it, i.e. for communication. However, it may well be this "richness" that illuminates the moon for which we aim, and conjoins the storied constellations, without which stars would make for poor consolation prizes.
This was a great read! Thank you for sharing.
And thank you for reading! :)
Great post!
I am of the mind that "maximizing" and "optimizing" are useful fictions for what one could do with theoretically complete information and ideal values. Once adopted, however, the salient features that rise to meet that lens are often "traded down" on richness. Some might call this "simplified" and recognize some utility in it, i.e. for communication. However, it may well be this "richness" that illuminates the moon for which we aim, and conjoins the storied constellations, without which stars would make for poor consolation prizes.
Maybe even *constellation* prizes 😉