Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 12, 2015@simulacrumbs It's a stronger statement than that. There is an "equipment swap" fallacy at work ("I'd win even if we traded hardware:)...1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 12, 2015Replying to @vgr@simulacrumbs There are h/w evolutions that respect equipment swap idea, and h/w disruptions that advantage those willing to rethink tactics1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 12, 2015Replying to @vgr@simulacrumbs Stealth is in the latter category. A brilliant general with non-stealth h/w tactics can be a moron playing with stealth h/w1
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @vgr@simulacrumbs It's one of the weaknesses of the Boydian school: they think Go over chess: that h/w evolution diffs can be abstracted away4:58 PM · Jun 12, 20151 Like