There are no problems or solutions - there are only trade-offs

Uncommon Knowledge: Thomas Sowell on the Vulgar Pride of Intellectuals


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Sowell is a master of the aphorism. I love this one:

At the heart of the social vision among contemporary intellectuals is the idea that there are "problems" and "solutions.

Matched with this from A Conflict of Visions.

The question is not whether “problems” are “solved”—they will not be—but whether the best trade-offs available have been made.

Match these together and you get the unpleasant reality - There are no problems or solutions - there are only trade-offs.