ted (not lasso)
@ted
this hit on a visceral level https://x.com/WillManidis/status/1957784765844640032
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keccers
@keccers.eth
I mean, he played the game and had a big acq, he is effectively post-economic We need people saying this who aren’t looking down from a high horse to make it stick imo This whole cultural shift is a reflection of real suffering Different for me to hear this message come from someone who is even at least somewhat experiencing this suffering vs someone who won the game, you know Also too there is a place for some of these things as entertainment right, like despite my own Puritanism I see this Gambling, much like alcohol, is deeply Lindy so how do we allow for it while having it not be the be all end all
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Leo
@leohenkels
Everything in life is a gamble 🤷 Some people have better odds at the start of life, some make better odds for themselves, but you can never escape the “luck” of the draw.
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keccers
@keccers.eth
I think this is kind of a childish way to look at life. Gambling is manufactured risk with negative expected value. Adults recognize life has both uncertainty and controllable factors. Life is strategy under uncertainty.
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Leo
@leohenkels
My statement was a gross generalization, but all decisions are made be quantifying risks, and placing your chips accordingly. Maybe I could reframe it as “betting”, and sure it’s childish, but “finding strategy under uncertainty” is literally how bettors are successful. Reminds me of the how I built this podcast where guy raz asks the entrepreneur at the end of every episode “whether they attribute their success to luck or skill”
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