That, my good man, was truly a masterpiece. I would like to thank you profusely for writing down so masterfully what I was once only able to feel. "You're a human being, gloriously irrational, beautifully unpredictable, eternally refusing to be optimized."
Interesting observation, even though I'm not sure I agree with the advice. Inefficiency sometimes wins but I think efficiency wins more often.
Minor note, I enjoyed the piece but I feel it's a bit too long and feels a bit like AI generation. I suggest trying to make things a bit more concise in the future.
I think you are missing his point. The game is different than you think. Poker has efficient (aka "game theory optimal") play that can be calculated based on the known cards and sufficient computing power. But calculatable efficiency only exists in games with well-defined rules. Reality doesn't work that way. Believing that life has the equivalent of game theory optimal play is the mistake.
“ Writing? Don't get me started. AI can now generate "content" that's indistinguishable from the average Medium post, which says more about Medium than it does about AI. We're rapidly approaching a world where most text is written by machines for machines, with humans as accidental bystanders in their own culture.”
lol, mathematic poker sounds like a game of craps where everyone but the shooter bets the "don't pass" line, all the time. That the shooter won't make his point before losing with a 7, 11, or doubles. The line that gives the bettor an advantage of- what is it, half of one percent? The only bet like that in the entire casino.
I've never seen anyone bet the "don't pass" line, much less everyone doing it. You gotta be people.
That, my good man, was truly a masterpiece. I would like to thank you profusely for writing down so masterfully what I was once only able to feel. "You're a human being, gloriously irrational, beautifully unpredictable, eternally refusing to be optimized."
High praise, appreciate it.
Interesting observation, even though I'm not sure I agree with the advice. Inefficiency sometimes wins but I think efficiency wins more often.
Minor note, I enjoyed the piece but I feel it's a bit too long and feels a bit like AI generation. I suggest trying to make things a bit more concise in the future.
I think you are missing his point. The game is different than you think. Poker has efficient (aka "game theory optimal") play that can be calculated based on the known cards and sufficient computing power. But calculatable efficiency only exists in games with well-defined rules. Reality doesn't work that way. Believing that life has the equivalent of game theory optimal play is the mistake.
I would imagine life does, given some set of objectives. It's just well beyond our capabilities to calculate it
If we discover it, then all of this ends.
Definitely used AI but good points nonetheless, although differs by context.
Very meta lol.
“ Writing? Don't get me started. AI can now generate "content" that's indistinguishable from the average Medium post, which says more about Medium than it does about AI. We're rapidly approaching a world where most text is written by machines for machines, with humans as accidental bystanders in their own culture.”
Yes. It reads like the AI mine spits out on the regular.
Have you read The Master and His Emissary?
Have not
My apologies, I should have finished the thought: it rhymes with this essay.
lol, mathematic poker sounds like a game of craps where everyone but the shooter bets the "don't pass" line, all the time. That the shooter won't make his point before losing with a 7, 11, or doubles. The line that gives the bettor an advantage of- what is it, half of one percent? The only bet like that in the entire casino.
I've never seen anyone bet the "don't pass" line, much less everyone doing it. You gotta be people.
Mathematic poker as you put it, is the only form of genuine winning gambling long term. Same applies for sports betting but the point still holds.