Meandering nonsense about the YX Problem

Note : There&rsquo;s now a punchier, less silly and obtuse version of this argument here . The XY Problem is a name for the phenomenon that people asking for help often &ldquo;skip ahead&rdquo; to questions about the solution they envisage, instead of asking questions about their problem. The classic example goes something like this: Schlörbert : How can I disable SELinux on my GRUNDUS device?…