# Replying to "Postmortems Help Address Causes of Errors" \[Dface\] **URL:** https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/replying-to-postmortems-help-address-causes-of-errors-dface/2235 **Category:** Friendly **Created:** [August 28, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/replying-to-postmortems-help-address-causes-of-errors-dface/2235 "2026-08-28T21:46:59Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 38
### Author: ![Dface](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/user_avatar/discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/dface/32/3926_2.png) [@Dface](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/u/Dface) #### Post date: [September 6, 2026, 4:10am UTC](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/replying-to-postmortems-help-address-causes-of-errors-dface/2235/38 "2026-09-06T04:10:02Z")
> [@Postmortems Help Address Causes of Errors](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/postmortems-help-address-causes-of-errors/2202/1): > > These fixes are usually errors too. They’re usually errors too? How? That’s interesting cuz you would think you’re doing the opposite of an error, like you’re making things better. But quickly fixing an error can be a mistake too? I think it helps to know what an error is to understand why. Errors are things that result in failure at a goal. If the error you fix doesn’t result in failure at a goal then fixing it is resulting in failure somewhere else. I think it has to do with bigger goals. Like, if you want to build a knowledge skyscraper. I think local and global optima are related. Since an underlying cause is making many mistakes over time, quick fixes can be errors. You’re focusing on local optima. There’s a thinking process you’re using to build up knowledge; if that’s broken and you’re not fixing it then I think you’re wasting time and fighting an uphill battle. When are quick fixes not errors? --- _[View the full topic](https://discuss.criticalfallibilism.com/t/replying-to-postmortems-help-address-causes-of-errors-dface/2235)._