12/11/2025 at 5:57:22 PM
https://archive.ph/Ecmai‘You can learn a surprising amount by kicking things. It’s an epistemological method you often see deployed by small children, who target furniture, pets, and their peers in the hope of answering important questions about the world. Questions like “How solid is this thing?” and “Can I knock it over?” and “If I kick it, will it kick me back?”’
by oxfeed65261
12/11/2025 at 7:32:10 PM
Having been an eight year old boy, I remember the number one rule of physics:"Using force is always right. But can I apply enough force"
by a3w
12/11/2025 at 8:22:47 PM
Relatedly, if force doesn’t help, try more force!by 9dev
12/11/2025 at 8:32:52 PM
Violence is not the answer.It is the question.
The answer is 'yes'.
by moffkalast
12/11/2025 at 7:50:05 PM
That one CEO just learned a surprising amount about kicking things judging by the look on his face as he fell, but in that case it was the robot kicking him!by stronglikedan