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| Too Clever by Half (epsilontheory.com) | ||
| recommended by 2 users | 2018 | 704 points by moat | economics | original thread | | ||
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| F_J_H Feb 25, 2020 | on: To get good, go after the metagame | context |
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santiagobasulto Mar 15, 2023 | on: Too Clever by Half (2018) | context
This was posted before: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17079369 I loved this article when I first read it and always remember about its meta-game analysis. I think it's specially relevant given today's crisis. |
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| recommended by 325 users | 2007 | BrandonM on: My YC app: Dropbox - Throw away your USB drive | aged poorly | original thread | | ||
Re: playing the meta game, a great article on coyotes being "too clever by half" and missing the meta game to their detriment came up on HN awhile ago:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17079369
Basic idea - you can be too clever for your own good, and as a result, fail miserably at the meta game, which less clever people don't do.