• Lembot_0004@discuss.online
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    17 days ago

    Doing the exact same thing over and over again, expecting something to change, is a normal and adequate approach for anyone with IQ > 30 who understands that the assessed world isn’t a closed system, so many variables, that are not under our control, can change.

    • themeatbridge@lemmy.world
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      16 days ago

      Yeah, that’s a pithy truism that gets thrown around anytime someone wants to make the argument to not try again.

    • heythatsprettygood@feddit.ukOPM
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      16 days ago

      In this context, I’m not so sure about that. Erusea’s constant invasions of its neighbours, despite variables changing (the introduction of autonomous drones, the takeover of Stonehenge, so on), all fail because of the repeated refusal to acknowledge the fundamental issues there were every time - the nations of Usea did not want to be occupied, and the nations of the other continents had an interest in supporting them through organisations like ISAF and the IUN. Invading over and over again despite this, therefore, is not an adequate and normal approach for Erusea.