I make my own luck.
-
Does Not Compute
A lot of things don’t make any sense. The numbers don’t add up, the explanations are full of holes. And yet they keep happening – people making crazy decisions, reacting in bizarre ways. Over and over. Historian Will Durant once said, “logic is an invention of man and may be ignored by the universe.” And it often is, which can drive you mad if you expect the world to work in rational ways. A common cause of everything from divisive arguments to bad forecasting is that it can be hard to distinguish what’s happening from what you think should be happening. Two short war stories to show you what I mean. The ... (full story)
- Comments
- Comment
- Subscribe
- Comment #1
- Quote
- Jan 6, 2022 9:30am Jan 6, 2022 9:30am
- Nordling
- Joined Apr 2021 | Status: Member | 360 Comments
- Comment #2
- Quote
- Jan 6, 2022 11:31am Jan 6, 2022 11:31am
- Guest
- | IP XX.XX.21.93
- Comment #3
- Quote
- Jan 10, 2022 12:40am Jan 10, 2022 12:40am
- modsky
- Joined Dec 2019 | Status: Member | 54 Comments
- Comment #4
- Quote
- Jan 10, 2022 6:42pm Jan 10, 2022 6:42pm
- Squiggles
- Joined Nov 2014 | Status: Member | 24 Comments
- Comment #5
- Quote
- Jan 12, 2022 4:44am Jan 12, 2022 4:44am
- cnhhhh
- | Joined Aug 2011 | Status: Hunter | 47 Comments
- Comment #6
- Quote
- Jan 12, 2022 4:53am Jan 12, 2022 4:53am
- Guest
- | IP XXX.XXX.174.86