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tptacek
16y ago
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In much the same sense as stock market investing is "luck": randomness is present, but you're provided extensive tools to mitigate its impact.
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ThomPete
16y ago
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So it's both luck and skills.
tptacek
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16y ago
Yes, just like baseball, gymnastics, golf, skeet shooting, and jet travel.
ThomPete
16y ago
Hardly a proper comparison.
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skinnymuch
16y ago
Is there anything that isn't? Sure poker has more luck than other things, but to just boil it down to simply saying 'luck and skill' seems wrong.
ThomPete
16y ago
Chess
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