Episode 59: The Principle of Optimism (Round Table Discussion)
The Theory of Anything
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The Principle of Optimism
Vadon Deutsch: I don't think the principle of optimism is terribly interesting and is in specific instances as much as it is when you're dealing with entire classes of problems. He says he would want an individual to have that in their head that all problems are soluble. But there's a great deal of believing all problems aresoluble even if they aren't, which doesn't benefit individuals. Is this a certain thoughts on how people might turn out to be insoluble within a certain timeframe? Vadon deutsch: Maybe I'm wrong about that.
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