vague | precise |
specific | general |
well-known | novel |
Forms a 3D space.
Pysics: precise, general, well-known.
My engineering experience: precise, quite specific, novel.
Web3 wild speculation: vague, general, novel.
Idea — always better to move to the right. But hard.
vague | precise |
specific | general |
well-known | novel |
objective | subjective |
Copied over from: https://subcons.teod.eu/specific-precise/
It’s possible to be precise about generalities (good philosophy), and it’s possible to be precise about specifics (good measurement, good planning).
For example:
Specific | General | |
---|---|---|
Precise | Good measurement, solid observation, good planning | Good philosophy |
Vague | Stuff that’s plain wrong. | Getting lost in abstraction |
Or:
Specific | General | |
---|---|---|
Precise | Detail | Good logic, good mathematics |
Vague | Stuff that’s plain wrong. | Equivocation |
Which set of examples would you prefer? Why?
Easier to draw.
I often accept a small loss of precision to gain generality. Others are often happy with me when I strive to be specific.
Here’s a table:
axis | when 0 % | when 100 % |
---|---|---|
:generality | event | physical law |
:novelty | known by all | known by 1 |
:precision | dream | logic |
:subjectivity | event | taste |
Then I can query on stuff.
Can either be a 0-1 scale, or :low, :medium, :high
:low | ~0.2 |
:medium | ~0.5 |
:high | ~0.8 |
Default values (humble)
:generality | :low |
:novelty | :low |
:precision | :low |
:subjectivity | :high |
By default, “just saying stuff” does:
:generality | 0.8 |
:novelty | 0.8 |
:precision | 1 |
:subjectivity | 0 |
That means I can actually order by “good stuff” 🤔
good := correlation_mapT * article_things
Hmm.
Here are some contrasting views. Please don’t mind me shrugging in the middle.
specific | Keep it specific | 🤷 | I like general theories | general |
novel | Gimme new ideas | 🤷 | I read old knowlege | time tested |
precise | Use words right | 🤷 | the journey is to dream ❤️ | poetic |
data | Give me facts. | 🤷 | What do you like? | emotion |
I can make a nice little UI that works on this. Set your preference. Load preferences from others.
See: https://dorian.substack.com/p/at-any-given-moment-in-a-process
What is liveness? What is degree of life?
Definitions: