Should→why?

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  • The “must” and “should be” statements can easily lead to thoughtlessness.
  • Why is that?” You may ask, “Why is that so?
  • thinkingthought patternsthinking

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  • The assertion that “(reality) should be X” means that “in fact it is not X”.
  • There is a gap between that observed fact and your personal belief that it should be X or that the state of being X is preferable.
  • So three “why”
    • Why is reality a NOT X situation?
    • Why is the state of being X preferable?
    • Why is there a gap?
  • They try to answer the question, “Why X?” with the simple statement, “Because Y.”
    • But it’s unnatural to have such a simple answer.
    • If there is a bug in a simple, small program, it can be easily fixed.
    • If it can’t be easily fixed now, it’s likely a more complex problem.
      • Words are one-dimensional and have limited expressive power. It is a problem with multiple elements that are intertwined in such a way that it is difficult to explain in words, and can finally be expressed by illustrating a correlation chart, etc.

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