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Re:Society has a trust problem. More censorship will only ma... by mensetmanusman on Thursday January 27, 2022 @02:53PM (#30105480)
“ I seriously got shocked by people telling me, they walk in shoes hurting them, but they did so because of style.”

Determining what to optimize for is basically what preference is. Some prefer attractiveness and aesthetics over comfort, and in most cases there is no option that optimizes all variables due to complex cross talk…

After you choose which subjective preference to optimize for, you can definitely employ the scientific method to try to parse that further, but that comes after the preference:)

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Re:Society has a trust problem. More censorship will only ma... by hutzlibu on Thursday January 27, 2022 @04:12PM (#30106775)
"After you choose which subjective preference to optimize for, you can definitely employ the scientific method to try to parse that further, but that comes after the preference:) "

I think I can apply the scientific method also to preferences. Meaning if it really makes me happy, to be accepted in certain circles where the conditions are bad shoes, then so be it.

But personally I decided years ago, that this is not the case for me.

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