very good analogies here: https://mailchi.mp/cc811f07d73c/weekly-moontower-musing-97?e=a794faf14e …
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professionals get worse deals than non-professionals b/c otherwise the business would be non-sustainable. e.g. if you give out free rooms to gambling 'pros' who have figured out a way to get positive expected return. you lose money.pic.twitter.com/gxx4Sgdkk3
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being able to identify 'dumb' and 'smart' allows you to give out 'deals' to 'dumb' b/c you know they won't rob you blind by hacking the game.pic.twitter.com/QxEzPy87fj
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there IS sth to the anime trope of final boss guy being 100 times stronger than the 2nd strongest. an oak tree monopolizes all the nutrients around it leaving the rest to feed on crumbs.pic.twitter.com/s48F8wkyQR
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applies to almost every 'unfair' situation in reality as well.pic.twitter.com/SJrAswU4UV
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casinos are 'unfair' from a number's perspective yet when considered in a larger context they are not. (they are popular entertainment destinations)pic.twitter.com/AcUqYaHGnL
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summary: why does powerful competition lead to monopoly-like final stats? b/c of "this town ain't big enough for the both of us." that leads to people dying until one person is left.
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highly competitive arenas are by nature non-political. (politics is the art of getting ppl to work together and make space for each other) without politics the tendency is to end up with one hierarchy of value with one capstone.
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