I want a couple of new words. Maybe these words already exist and I just have yet to be introduced?
When the love shack was overhauled, there was some sentiment that if it had been correctly the first time, then it wouldn't need to be overhauled. I think that this sort of sentiment about all sorts of things here is common
enough that I would like a word for this. More specifically, a word that sums up my response:
The idea of the love shack is wonky enough, that getting it to exist at all is such a massive leap in understanding, that an expert would either refuse to do it entirely, or has to make a poor version just to be able to see if they are anywhere near the right track. Once version 1.0 is complete, then it becomes 12 times easier to talk about version 1.1, or version 2.0.
Further, if the person that did the overhaul was tasked with building version 1.0, what would have come up short with that build? What would their version 1.0 looked like such that the person doing the overhaul would have said something about "why didn't they do it right the first time?"
The thing I need a word for: I think that when innovating, there is no such thing as leaping directly to version 4.0. You have to build your best version 1.0 and when you are done, you will then realize a few dozen things that could be done better for a version 2.0 build. And it isn't until version 2.0 is done that you can come up with a few dozen things that could be done better for a version 3.0 build.
And then when I have this word, I can point out that expecting a person to build a version 4.0 on their first try is a really tall expectation.
Next word ....
When the love shack exists, you can observe how the building is mounted on the skids. You can observe how the structure was leveled. You can see the number of windows and where they are placed - and decide if that is good. You can observe the type of siding on the inside, the outside and how it was attached. You can see the types of hinges on the door, and the type of latch.
There is a lot of knowledge that went into getting the building to exist. If the builders of the past are no longer here, is that knowledge gone?
The thing I need a word for: The knowledge that exists by looking at the building.
Oh sure, there are techniques that are gone. And there is the knowledge about alternatives that were discarded. And the human being that made all those decisions does have a body of knowledge that would be mighty handy. There is clearly more knowledge in the human being than what remains in the building. But there is quite a lot in the building too!
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