Too Clever by Half
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Too Clever by Half
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#2They are, to use the wonderful Brit phrase, too clever by half...not good in the meta-game. And the meta-game has turned against the coyotes with a vengeance.
Here's the thing about the meta-game: It's very contextual. Coyotes can't play the meta-meta-game of thinking about your context and possibly changing it. Some human beings can.
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#3He’s just saying block chain is the next CDS(credit default swaps)
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#4The only issue with his metaphor is that coyotes have been doing very well at the meta game. At the time of European contact there were no coyotes anywhere near Connecticut. Lewis and Clark didn't encounter them until they hit the great plains. Actually only a few decades ago there were no coyotes near the eastern US.
But coyotes are clever and they've learned to adapt and live in close proximity to humans. And as we've changed the landscape and removed & added various animals and plants to the landscape they've found niches that work for them and have expanded their range greatly.
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#5The only issue with his metaphor is that coyotes have been doing very well at the meta game. At the time of European contact there were no coyotes anywhere near Connecticut. Lewis and Clark didn't encounter them until they hit the great plains. Actually only a few decades ago there were no coyotes near the eastern US. But coyotes are clever and they've learned to adapt and live in close proximity to humans. And as we…
Slightly OT but the evidence we have strongly suggests that exterminating the wolf is the primary reason for the expansion of the range of the coyote to most of the continental USA.
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170516-when-wolves-return-t...
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#6It's really sad to see this article about animal abuse on the front page of HN.
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#7I'm curious about what people appreciate in this essay. In the end, I don't think I learned anything valuable from it.
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#8It's really sad to see this article about animal abuse on the front page of HN.
You did not read until the part he starts drawing parallels between Bitcoin and the 2008 mortgage crash.
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#9I'm curious about what people appreciate in this essay. In the end, I don't think I learned anything valuable from it.
If you're actually curious, I'd suggest leaving off the slam next time.