thomblake comments on "Stuck In The Middle With Bruce" - Less Wrong

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Comment author: thomblake 09 April 2009 05:50:00PM 0 points [-]

I agree, but I think the article was talking primarily about competitive play. It made references to past celebrities in the world tournaments and pro tour.

Comment author: Annoyance 09 April 2009 05:56:19PM 0 points [-]

Certainly, but I can think of lots of reasons why people would participate in such play without necessarily trying as hard as they can to win.

Needing to lose, and lose big, is probably why some people lose big, but I am skeptical that there's an actual need for major failure in most people for most actions.

Comment author: MrHen 09 April 2009 06:28:25PM *  1 point [-]

To possibly clarify, you cannot do what Annoyance suggests in most competitive play and, if you can, people do.