I don’t assume that bad uses can’t be reduced, and my answer is somewhat tongue in cheek, but I do suspect that getting people to stop using this mode of thought for bad ideas would be very difficult. Getting people to apply it to good causes as well might be worse, outcome-wise, than getting them to stop applying it all, but trying to get people to apply it to good causes might still have a better return on investment than trying to get them to stop, simply because it’s easier.
I don’t assume that bad uses can’t be reduced, and my answer is somewhat tongue in cheek, but I do suspect that getting people to stop using this mode of thought for bad ideas would be very difficult. Getting people to apply it to good causes as well might be worse, outcome-wise, than getting them to stop applying it all, but trying to get people to apply it to good causes might still have a better return on investment than trying to get them to stop, simply because it’s easier.
You may be right, but I don’t trust a human to only arrive at that conclusion if it’s true. I think we ought to refrain from pressing D, just in case.