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drngdds on June 1, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: The XY Problem (2014)

Is it just me or is the XY Problem really poorly named? It's unlikely that anyone could hear "XY Problem" for the first time and have any idea what it means.

_bz2r on June 1, 2019 | [–]

I completely agree.

Maybe the "presumed solution problem".

arithma on June 1, 2019 | | [–]

Maybe calling it "ButWhy?Problem" would help

333c on June 1, 2019 | [–]

What about the "Oz problem," as a reference to the man behind the curtain in the Wizard of Oz?

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