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Re:Cruel Optimism (and Lazy Pessimism) by xyzelement on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @11:06AM (#34428461)
// If it's the case that you can do everything you can and still fail, how are you disagreeing with the article

It's about moving the probably of desired outcome from zero to likely. Like, let's say op really wanted someone to "touch his genitals"- badly enough to invest a year in working on his physique, appearance, and personality. There's still no guarantee that it will work but it will move the odds tremendously.

If he does nothing, he's taking the guaranteed fail and I think that's sad.

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Re:Cruel Optimism (and Lazy Pessimism) by s1artibartfast on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @11:14AM (#34428597)
>quarantined fail

What does this mean? Im not familiar with the term

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Re:Cruel Optimism (and Lazy Pessimism) by xyzelement on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @11:42AM (#34429068)
Typo of "guaranteed" - fixed it, thanks.
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Re:Cruel Optimism (and Lazy Pessimism) by int_19h on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @06:33PM (#34434695)
Is it moving them from "zero" to "likely", or from "zero" to "nonzero but still very unlikely"?

Because for a lot of people it's really the latter, and it's no surprise when working out hard to basically buy a lottery ticket is not something they are enthusiastic about.

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