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That’s a slightly different principle, as it applies to intro-domain work as well (say refactoring code or redesigning a circuit board to reduce cost).

The issue at hand is mistaking one’s own competence in domain D as evidence of competence in domain R.



Chesterton's fence is about ignorance - if someone is new to a field, they don't know why things are the way they are.




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