optimization

In markets and in behavior, a core marker of optimization

A more detailed idea of optimization, especially progress as optimization. In this thinking there are two ways to continue optimizing:

Some combination of optimization, system design, and probabilistic thinking.

An efficient ( optimization?) form of language should involve short messages that, through the use of nouns and adjectives, both communicate the ideas and imply their probabilistic relationships.

optimization

Related to optimization

Currently, I consider optimization to be an isomorphism to good design. And good design involves experimentation.

Proper optimization is very much concerned with finding the right balance of optimization. This means that being overly concerned with optimization and insufficiently concerned with optimization both have costs. Optimization is about maximizing a value, and thus the term over-optimization is in a sense meaningless. over-optimization is sub-optimization.

Societal progress is optimization in terms of friendly utilitarianism.