Re:Google is shutting down Stadia
by thaumasiotes on Friday September 30, 2022 @02:04AM
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> Running marathon is way harder than running 100m. Most people are not even capable of doing marathons.
> But that doesn't mean that winning 100m is easier than winning a marathon. Might even be the opposite, because of harsh competition.
If we go much, much farther into this analogy, it tells us that for any given agent, one of these races is always going to be much easier than the other one.
If you want to be competitive in marathons at a world level, you need to be East African. If you want to be competitive in 100m sprints, you need to be West African. Which race is easier? That depends who you are.
> But that doesn't mean that winning 100m is easier than winning a marathon. Might even be the opposite, because of harsh competition.
If we go much, much farther into this analogy, it tells us that for any given agent, one of these races is always going to be much easier than the other one.
If you want to be competitive in marathons at a world level, you need to be East African. If you want to be competitive in 100m sprints, you need to be West African. Which race is easier? That depends who you are.