If we can't learn why we failed for the last five decades then how can we hope to win in the coming battles? Preparation for a fight is half the battle, and understanding that your side sucks at that part is how you *start* to get better at it. Refusing to acknowledge previous failures does nothing to prepare you for future trials either…
If we can't learn why we failed for the last five decades then how can we hope to win in the coming battles? Preparation for a fight is half the battle, and understanding that your side sucks at that part is how you *start* to get better at it. Refusing to acknowledge previous failures does nothing to prepare you for future trials either. It's just more of the same tactics being reintroduced without self-examination in the aftermath of the previous trials.
Comparisons are how you demonstrate the advantages/disadvantages of differing approaches. When those comparisons don't go your way, you can always change your tactics after comparing yourself to others who are more successful than you at performing the same tasks. Failing to change is failing to adapt, and Darwin told us some centuries ago what happens to groups that fail to adapt to their changing environments.
If we can't learn why we failed for the last five decades then how can we hope to win in the coming battles? Preparation for a fight is half the battle, and understanding that your side sucks at that part is how you *start* to get better at it. Refusing to acknowledge previous failures does nothing to prepare you for future trials either. It's just more of the same tactics being reintroduced without self-examination in the aftermath of the previous trials.
Comparisons are how you demonstrate the advantages/disadvantages of differing approaches. When those comparisons don't go your way, you can always change your tactics after comparing yourself to others who are more successful than you at performing the same tasks. Failing to change is failing to adapt, and Darwin told us some centuries ago what happens to groups that fail to adapt to their changing environments.