If you've had some graph search background, there's a simple way to understand why long live threads usually fail: it is greedy search with no backtrack. The rapid composition feedback loop means a 1-2 point lookahead at best and the cul-de-sacs are usually 10-12 points deep.
7:34 PM - 26 Apr 2018
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