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• Greg. Tingey commented on Wicked (1)
  REPEAT Why can we not accept that for "unbounded"/"wicked" problems, we need to accept partial solutions? Assuming that some of the proponenets are not in complete denial of the xistence of a problem, of course....
• john.ohno commented on Wicked (1)
  From your description of wicked problems, it appears as though proving whether or not a given thing is a wicked problem is itself a wicked problem (i.e., it's the P vs NP situation all over again: some problems are known not to be wicked, but the only way to know whether or not a given problem is wicked is to prove that it is not wicked by solving it)...
• John Meaney commented on Wicked (1)
  tp1024 @ 41: I think you missed the main reason why climate change is such wicked problem. And that is systematic false reporting of likely effects, following the Al-Gore-Doctrine that people won't act unless you overstate the case you're arguing for and that you must not admit to any doubt over any of it. ...Which involves a wicked meta-problem (meta-wicked problem?)... Scientific reporting is detailed, dry and honest about uncertainties. Persuasive rhetoric is certain, utilizes generalized language (subject to multiple interpretations), engages emotion, and asserts authority. How the heck do you reconcile the two? Is it ever possible to persuade...
• Greg. Tingey commented on Wicked (1)
  @ 73 Asked: "What would a nitpicking tool look like?" Well, START HERE ( !! ) Rick York @ 77 Sorry I do appreciate that difficulty, hance my call (partially as a result of my engineering training) for a PARTIAL solution, as better than none. The real difficulties arise when certain participants refuse to accept there is a problem AT ALL. GW being the prime current example. Again, Jared Diamond's "Collapse" makes scary reading in this context....
• Greg. Tingey commented on Wicked (1)
  @86 Unless you construct an HTML link, in which case, they seem to go straight through...