simplyeric comments on Rationality Quotes: January 2011 - Less Wrong
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"IOW, just because a given team imagines it possible to win does not mean they can win, because winning is not under their control"
But just because a team does not win, does not mean it was not possible.
I mean, think of all the things that a person does multiple times but doesn't do every time. Hit a golf ball x yards, run a 7 minute mill, sing on key. The "imagining" has nothing to do with it.