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Cavyherd
@cavyherd@wandering.shop

@pluralistic@mamot.fr

"Good policymaking consists of doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome)."

My favorite formulation of this notion: "If it doesn't work, do it harder."

punIssuer
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@cavyherd@wandering.shop As a programmer, I've heard: "XML is like violence. If it doesn't solve your problem, you're not using enough of it…"
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Clayfoot
@clayfoot@mastodon.social

@cavyherd@wandering.shop @pluralistic@mamot.fr It's not all wrong. Mass vaccination is giving shots over and over again, but expecting a different outcome, like the end of polio or measles.

punIssuer
@punissuer@universeodon.com

@clayfoot@mastodon.social true, but you can see a different distribution of outcomes between those who already got them and those who haven't @cavyherd@wandering.shop @pluralistic@mamot.fr

punIssuer
@punissuer@universeodon.com

@clayfoot@mastodon.social true, but you can see a different distribution of outcomes between those who already got them and those who haven't @cavyherd@wandering.shop @pluralistic@mamot.fr