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Optimization Supremacy

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What It Is

A powerful but hazardous lens that treats optimization as a supreme decision principle, often producing unintended harm by subordinating ethics, context, and human judgment to metrics.

Implicit Claims

Systems that optimize a single objective will outperform alternatives and should therefore govern decision-making.

Time Required

⏱️ Fast once defined, slow to unwind