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brooksttoday at 12:44 PM2 repliesview on HN

I’m reminded of the old “do you want the boat, or what’s behind the door? It could be anything, even a boat!”

I’m not a polo player but in most games if you’ve already hit the 99.99th percentile, it’s not wise to roll the dice hoping to do better.


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vikingeriktoday at 4:19 PM

Well, if there are 100,000 competitors and you want to win, then the 99.99th percentile isn't enough, and yes you would try to reach 99.999.

gobdovantoday at 3:10 PM

In the future, all football will be played by Messi clones and all hockey by Gretzkies.

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