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I think a paragraph should be added warning against this fallacy in real life - a call to action of sorts to encourage people not to worry about whether there's a bigger problem, but to tackle some sort of problem in their lives they feel is manageable. Would this be out of place? [[Special:Contributions/172.69.23.25|172.69.23.25]] 22:26, 5 October 2020 (UTC) | I think a paragraph should be added warning against this fallacy in real life - a call to action of sorts to encourage people not to worry about whether there's a bigger problem, but to tackle some sort of problem in their lives they feel is manageable. Would this be out of place? [[Special:Contributions/172.69.23.25|172.69.23.25]] 22:26, 5 October 2020 (UTC) | ||
+ | :I agree, and have added such a note. [[User:BunsenH|BunsenH]] ([[User talk:BunsenH|talk]]) 22:49, 5 October 2020 (UTC)s |
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I have a saying that's kinda related: Someone else's broken arm does not make my broken wrist less painful. 162.158.255.56 17:46, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
I feel like this could have been blackhat instead of whitehat 108.162.229.194 18:27, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
- No, it being White Hat is important. White Hat at least deludes himself that he's doing what's right. Black Hat knows full well he's a troll and doesn't pretend otherwise. The point of this comic is that this diminishment of problems is a means to make yourself feel more comfortable with your own inaction. 172.68.206.14 19:57, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
- would it of mattered? Donthaveusername (talk) 21:52, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
This doesn't just apply to big problems in the world. As a software developer, we often have to fix a small problem, and then someone will inevitably try to expand this into solving big problem, of which this is just one symptom. Barmar (talk) 22:08, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
I think a paragraph should be added warning against this fallacy in real life - a call to action of sorts to encourage people not to worry about whether there's a bigger problem, but to tackle some sort of problem in their lives they feel is manageable. Would this be out of place? 172.69.23.25 22:26, 5 October 2020 (UTC)