The Importance of Saying "Oops"

Eliezer Yudkowskylesswrong.comWritten 3 min read

Yudkowsky argues you should admit a big mistake all at once rather than concede it in small grudging pieces, since only acknowledging a fundamental error drives real change, as Enron's executives never did.

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