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"If it wasn't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all"
I think what we think of as luck is just a reaction to the things we see. People are pretty good at identifying patterns, which cause us to form pseudo-probabilistic outcomes based on our experiences. Some call it a Bayesian Trap. The thing about probability is that unless one outcome is 100% guaranteed, other outcomes can occur.
We tend to call the gaps in our expectations 'luck'. The unexpected events that happen which benefits us are good luck, the ones that hurt us are bad luck, and the ones that are neutral are just called 'random'.
Things happen to us all the time. Most of the time we just expect it and pay no mind to it. But when something happens we don't expect, it sticks out to us and causes us to call it luck since we can't immediately explain it
I think what we think of as luck is just a reaction to the things we see. People are pretty good at identifying patterns, which cause us to form pseudo-probabilistic outcomes based on our experiences. Some call it a Bayesian Trap. The thing about probability is that unless one outcome is 100% guaranteed, other outcomes can occur.
We tend to call the gaps in our expectations 'luck'. The unexpected events that happen which benefits us are good luck, the ones that hurt us are bad luck, and the ones that are neutral are just called 'random'.
Things happen to us all the time. Most of the time we just expect it and pay no mind to it. But when something happens we don't expect, it sticks out to us and causes us to call it luck since we can't immediately explain it
Tatsumi · 31-35, M
No. Murphy's law.
That's why you buy a surge protector to protect your multi-/thousand dollar investment. If you can't fork out 10 extra bucks for a surge protector, it's asking for "bad luck". It's not really bad luck, it's just a lack of preparation. An ounce of precaution is worth a pound of cure, as the saying goes.
Likewise. He was distraught or distracted over the loss, and so might have missed any signs than the truck wouldnt stop. Even if not, shit just happens. There's no such thing as luck, even if it might feel like it.
That's why you buy a surge protector to protect your multi-/thousand dollar investment. If you can't fork out 10 extra bucks for a surge protector, it's asking for "bad luck". It's not really bad luck, it's just a lack of preparation. An ounce of precaution is worth a pound of cure, as the saying goes.
Likewise. He was distraught or distracted over the loss, and so might have missed any signs than the truck wouldnt stop. Even if not, shit just happens. There's no such thing as luck, even if it might feel like it.
