What other practical paradoxes are there?
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
On Practical Absurdity
A practical absurdity is when maximizing something undermines itself; two of the practical considerations where maximization undermines itself are those of tolerance and the free market. If people tolerate intolerance, the intolerant are empowered to destroy tolerance; similarly, if a market is completely free, that is, unregulated, then some companies will become powerful enough to be able to enforce monopolies.
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