Re:Improbable and Epic Games establish $25M fund for ‘more o...
by pdpi on Friday January 11, 2019 @07:30AM
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> Or rather, if you don't think it's a one-off, do you really think that they will be able to replicate this level of success "at will" in the future?
It's not a binary. If I can consistently roll a 6 on a die at 1/4 probability, I'm still doing _something_ based on skill, in aggregate, while the outcome of any given roll is still largely being governed by chance.
> It's clever but this particular combination of events do not occur every month.
Adaptability isn't about _making_ the opportunity. It's about having enough flexibility to capitalise on it when it presents itself.
It's not a binary. If I can consistently roll a 6 on a die at 1/4 probability, I'm still doing _something_ based on skill, in aggregate, while the outcome of any given roll is still largely being governed by chance.
> It's clever but this particular combination of events do not occur every month.
Adaptability isn't about _making_ the opportunity. It's about having enough flexibility to capitalise on it when it presents itself.