This is very similar to the Julia Galef’s framing of Hayekians vs Central planners, which I have found to be quite useful to look at these sort of dynamics. It’s also a bit like the exploration/exploitation tradeoff. Initially when you have high uncertainty, it makes a lot of sense to wander and follow your curiosity as that would be more productive. And once you’ve gathered enough about something, it’s much easier to apply the said knowledge.
This is very similar to the Julia Galef’s framing of Hayekians vs Central planners, which I have found to be quite useful to look at these sort of dynamics. It’s also a bit like the exploration/exploitation tradeoff. Initially when you have high uncertainty, it makes a lot of sense to wander and follow your curiosity as that would be more productive. And once you’ve gathered enough about something, it’s much easier to apply the said knowledge.