Re:An Unreasonable Amount of Time
by numpad0 on Wednesday January 01, 2025 @05:30PM
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Isn't it just saying, a gain realized from compound interest over long-enough time is crazy yet short term gains is practically zero, yet total gain is anything but zero, and also there really isn't a magical zero effort quick and easy jackpot skill gain IRL
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Re:An Unreasonable Amount of Time
by gsf_emergency on Thursday January 02, 2025 @02:43AM
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It isn't. Because when they put it much more sensuous & yet concrete terms, than the one of numbers & cents, the reader's mind might be primed to apply the idea to more general problems if & whenever they do arise, such as the problem of finding the right problem to solve.