Buridanov's donkey
Buridan's donkey is a philosophical paradox named after Jean Buridan, despite the fact that it was known from the works of Aristotle.
A donkey stands between two completely identical haystacks. Unable to choose any of them, he wastes time evaluating each of the options. As a result of delay, the donkey becomes hungrier and hungrier, and the cost of the decision increases. Having failed to choose any of the equivalent options, the donkey eventually dies of hunger.
This example is, of course, taken to the point of absurdity, but it perfectly illustrates that sometimes freedom of choice turns into a complete absence of any freedom.
If you try to weigh similar options as rationally as possible, you may lose both. In this case, any step is better than an endless search for the optimal solution.
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Buridan's donkey is a philosophical paradox named after Jean Buridan, despite the fact that it was known from the works of Aristotle.
A donkey stands between two completely identical haystacks. Unable to choose any of them, he wastes time evaluating each of the options. As a result of delay, the donkey becomes hungrier and hungrier, and the cost of the decision increases. Having failed to choose any of the equivalent options, the donkey eventually dies of hunger.
This example is, of course, taken to the point of absurdity, but it perfectly illustrates that sometimes freedom of choice turns into a complete absence of any freedom.
If you try to weigh similar options as rationally as possible, you may lose both. In this case, any step is better than an endless search for the optimal solution.
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