That makes sense to me, but I have no idea how to explain it to, e.g., the New Yorker readers I know. If you have the time sometime, I'd love to hear how you're explaining it to people who don't already see their ideas as surefire losers.
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Thanks, that was far more succinct than I expected and it's pretty airtight! I've been in an ongoing argument in a baseball forum about booing your team's players when they have a bad game. A player, in an interview, said it was inspiring to get cheers and deflating to get booed.
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Some folks replied: "As a fan, my goal is to win the championship! If he doesn't want to get booed, he needs to play better." I countered: if your goal is to win, and a guy says "cheering helps me win, booing undermines my confidence", you should cheer, because it furthers your goal... No change.
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Apologies for the tangent, but your explanation helps me understand this dumb baseball problem as well. There're too many people whose stated goals conflict with the known consequences of their actions. I guess it's just a longer version of the purpose of a system is what it does. Thanks again!
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