Jan Wildeboer 😷Mar 14
Both-sideing in the media started in the tech world, where since 30 years every time you say "I use $SOFTWARE and here's how and why", it immediately attracts the "yes, but" crowd, promoting their supposed alternatives, blaming you for being on the wrong side of history, making sure that no person new to the field can ever decide what to do and use next. I call it Choice Paralysis. #SarcasmButOnlyHalf
Show threadBenjamin BraatzMar 14

@jwildeboer Annoying people who have chosen differently is bad, yes.

But saying “I use $OTHER_SOFTWARE and here's how and why” without mentioning the other person is completely legitimate and can *also* lead to choice paralysis. Honest and in-depth comparisons might be more helpful for persons new to the field than fanboying only one of the possibilities.

But, in the end, what helps against choice paralysis is learning to force yourself to choose in a world without perfect choices.

Show threadJan Wildeboer 😷
@HeptaSean In my opinion, not every decision has to be the result of a full-blown comparison and analysis that I must share with others. A lot of decisions I make are just that. Decisions, made in the moment. The simple solution that works Good Enough™. So that I can move on to solve the *real* issue :)
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