Scott Adams on gambling
In order to learn something, first you must have enough interest to activate whatever brain chemistry it takes to first concentrate on the subject and second to burn the rules into your long term memory. Apparently this is easy for people who believe that their gambling decisions have a strong influence on whether they win or lose. To me, every casino game except the slots looks like an annoying set of rules layered on top of what should be a simple process of taking your money and giving you nothing in return.
I’m not the biggest Dilbert fan, but Scott says some funny things on his blog. I belong to almost the same group as him: The ones who couldn’t bother to learn enough about poker and other gambling to actually have a chance to win something.
Update: A friend of mine (HUGE Dilbert-fan I must add) read this. So I have to explain a bit better what “I’m not the biggest Dilbert fan” means. So: Sometimes I fall off the chair reading Dilbert, more often I just smile, and sometimes it’s not too funny. Or as my friend says: “You’re not smart enough to understand it.” Sure.
Update 2: The discussion about this continued with someone else, and I spent some time reading the latest posts on Scott’s blog. He hits the nail on the head most of the time, and this one from the December 24 is brilliant:
I’m a busy fellow. My normal day is 100% scheduled, including weekends. Christmas requires an additional 20% of my time for about a month, which I manage by eliminating sleep, exercise, recreation and physical intimacy. In return, I get presents that sit in a huge pile for weeks while I wonder where to store them.
LOL. I’m falling off the chair. Scott is now in the “top10″ folder in NetNewsWire.
Go read the December 24 post. If you miss the punchline, read the comments.
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