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Re:Batman's Real Story by joelrunyon on Thursday March 29, 2012 @03:39PM (#3772733)
Exactly. But by continuing to debate this, we're perpetuating the doing nothing aspect. If you were really concerned about efficiency, you wouldn't be debating this on hacker news.

Compassion is not an algorithm to be optimized.

Re:Batman's Real Story by MBlume on Thursday March 29, 2012 @07:16PM (#3773631)
"Compassion is not an algorithm to be optimized."

What, if anything, do you think you mean by this sentence?

Re:Batman's Real Story by joelrunyon on Friday March 30, 2012 @01:55AM (#3774699)
Compassion isn't always about efficiency. Doing something to make a difference in someone's life isn't always about allocating resources most efficiently.