Re: Love of the Horse (1099 Views)
Posted by:
Tavasco (IP Logged)
Date: May 30, 2018 03:35PM
T Severini Wrote:
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> Still, in the end, its about probabilities and
> odds.
In the statement above, What does "its" refer to? In today's diverse world, it seems to me, it is common to assume everyone else thinks like oneself. Worse everyone should think alike.
If you refer, to the gambler, the horse racing fan whose primary interest is economic and I assume you do. OK, Subjective probabilities and objective payoffs changing while horses run down the back stretch are considered fundamental, by those that seem to think they have some statistical advantage. But, I say I have only concern for any/all true fundamentalists.
Not all horse racing fanatics belong to the Gamblers tribe. Sometimes it is entertaining to just observe the players dialogue. This forum for example. Sometimes the story line of a horse and its connections transcends an opportunity for a wager.
Occasionally, we fall in love with our intuition about a certain horse in a certain race and I like that those memories are still with me. Win and lose.
Still, in the end, its about being right and holding onto the belief that one can be right more often than one is wrong for the "I think I'm smart" tribe.