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		micimize on June 1, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The XY Problem (2014) While it's an important phenomenon to be aware of, its name fails to carry any semantic meaning. Should be named something like "falsely known solution" or "context stripping" or something

drngdds on June 1, 2019 [–]

I'd just call it "asking the wrong question."

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