maia comments on Rationality Quotes May 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: maia 01 May 2013 08:08:17PM *  24 points [-]

When a problem comes along / You must whip it / Before the cream sets out too long / You must whip it / When something's goin' wrong / You must whip it

Now whip it / Into shape / Shape it up / Get straight / Go forward / Move ahead / Try to detect it / It's not too late / To whip it / Whip it good

-- Devo, on the value of confronting problems rather than letting them fester

Comment author: johnlawrenceaspden 24 May 2013 07:15:11PM 0 points [-]

Isn't it better sometimes to ignore the problem and hope it goes away?

Comment author: maia 25 May 2013 02:56:58AM 1 point [-]

Maybe sometimes, but I think we tend to have the "ignore problems too much" failure mode more than the opposite.

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