Incompetence Is Expensive
When there’s a conflict between partisan beliefs and plain evidence, it’s the beliefs that win. The power of emotion over reason isn’t a bug in our human operating systems, it’s a feature. — Marty Kaplan
The greater the potential for adverse outcomes from decisions made and actions pursued, the greater the responsibility to deliberate carefully and with a full set of resources at the ready. That’s fundamental and (should be) obvious. Quick, convenient, and easy decisions are certainly quick, convenient, and easy to produce. Usually, that’s the extent of their benefits when applied to…