I see the Dr. Shiva syndrome happen all the time with very smart people. They devote themselves so fully to a specific path that they simply refuse to consider any deviation from their perceived route to success. This is both good and bad, but the fact that he does not see his own limitation in judgement leads me to question whether he is really as good in systems theory as he thinks he is. In mathematical terms he has set the boundary conditions of his solution incorrectly.
Doesn't mean he is wrong though within the constraints of the problem space he has created. But this is precisely why dissensus is so important in science and problem solving. Dr. Shiva is locked into a local minimum that prevents him from seeing a bigger landscape.
We need to support him because his case could be a key that unlocks something larger, but we also need to recognize that he may be myopic in what he can see.
Great comment. I'll add, I can't count the number of times I've used the word "myopic" lately. It's a toss up between that and "willfully ignorant". Thanks for your elequence.
I see the Dr. Shiva syndrome happen all the time with very smart people. They devote themselves so fully to a specific path that they simply refuse to consider any deviation from their perceived route to success. This is both good and bad, but the fact that he does not see his own limitation in judgement leads me to question whether he is really as good in systems theory as he thinks he is. In mathematical terms he has set the boundary conditions of his solution incorrectly.
Doesn't mean he is wrong though within the constraints of the problem space he has created. But this is precisely why dissensus is so important in science and problem solving. Dr. Shiva is locked into a local minimum that prevents him from seeing a bigger landscape.
We need to support him because his case could be a key that unlocks something larger, but we also need to recognize that he may be myopic in what he can see.
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Great comment. I'll add, I can't count the number of times I've used the word "myopic" lately. It's a toss up between that and "willfully ignorant". Thanks for your elequence.
Well written and thoughtful. Good information to know. Thumbs up!!