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Re:Covid 'fuse' may have been lit weeks or months before the... by SiempreViernes on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @08:51AM (#26646593)
Even if the outcome isn't particularly rare, I still think any bad outcome from a random process counts as unlucky.
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Re:Covid 'fuse' may have been lit weeks or months before the... by SketchySeaBeast on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @09:26AM (#26646971)
I suppose you're right, but if you're paying Russian Roulette with 5 out of 6 bullets loaded I'm going to be more predisposed to thinking you were playing a really stupid game. I don't consider my lottery losses every time I buy a ticket unlucky, I just consider them the expected result.
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