To which I say THANK YOU! Think about this: why do you listen to the same kind of music as you did in, say, you're twenties, or go after the same kind of car as you did then (more or less, I'm certainly not denying we evolve)?
Well, I am still in my twenties, for the next few months. That said, I still keep the music I enjoyed in my teens on my playlists because well, Tupac Shakur is no less good a rapper, in fact most of hip-hop now is trash to me.
My taste in cars hasn't changed much either, I will likely always favor mid-engined lightweight agile vehicles for sport. The reason being, these were not conclusions or tastes I arrived at simply because of the inexperience of youth; I arrived at my positions by reason.
Much like my political views, which many older adults insisted would change as I aged, but did not. Why do you ask? How is denying what you already know is good an evolution?
A comedian said that we listen to the music we listen to and yearn for the cars we do because that was the music and car we experienced when we were getting laid for the first time. Yes, a gross simplification, but not far from the truth in principle, which is that we like those things because they remind us of ourselves at our freshest and most free, and extraordinarily little is due to reason.
People are highly irrational beings, but funny enough we tend to consistently think of ourselves as rational.
By the way, the best lobster I ever had was during the first date with the woman who is now my wife.
What comedian was it? Was it Adam Carolla? Because while I consider myself rational, I am guilty of his "When were you 14?" rule (which was when I became sexually active, a bit early I know.)
There are bad films for example that I saw before age 15 that I still love and hold a nostalgic view of, despite the fact they are objectively bad. Where as most people 15+ rightly regarded such films as stupid.
As I said, I have no argument against the effect company has on the subjectivity of taste. I learned that from Penn and Teller's Bull****, where Penn had what he knew was a cheap canned meal but when with the people he loved said, "tastes pretty good."
Also, congratulations on finding someone to love.d
I love their buffets......
Every 4 to 6 weeks we'll go to the Hard Rock in Tampa for the evening on a weekend. May return that night or stay overnight. About every 3-4 months will go to an offshore casino boat. May stop for a while if we see a large casino while traveling.
We only play slots, not tables, and not large amounts. We've never lost more than $200 for the night nor came out more than $200 ahead. Usually will be down about $150 for both of us - which I see as doing well for 4-6 hours at a casino. However, they can be costly stops as we buy the best meals they offer as it seems foolish to be cheap on food since playing at a casino is basically throwing money away.
Do you like to go to casinos?
I dislike casino's.
They capitalize on ignorance of the people. Specifically they capitalize on not promoting the theory of probability significantly enough.
If anyone knew the theory of probability they would never go to invest their money on something with such low odds of return.
Loud, obnoxious places full of drunken gomers who don't have the ability to vacation somewhere with actual beauty and culture. Instead, you get choked by cigarette smoke that invades your clothing, buffet options that are frequently nauseating, and cheap assed idiots that think that if they go to Vegas and see a fake Paris, fake NY, fake pyramid and plaster of Paris Venice they don't have to actually travel and see the world.
Plus...you can't win, really, stop trying, you don't have a secret trick to beating the house, take that money and send you kids to a good college.
I will say that Vegas has some of the best Pho restaurants in the country, but not on the strip.
I dislike casino's.
They capitalize on ignorance of the people. Specifically they capitalize on not promoting the theory of probability significantly enough.
If anyone knew the theory of probability they would never go to invest their money on something with such low odds of return.
I dislike casino's.
They capitalize on ignorance of the people. Specifically they capitalize on not promoting the theory of probability significantly enough.
If anyone knew the theory of probability they would never go to invest their money on something with such low odds of return.
not sure that's true my parents don't expect to win when they gamble but they seems to enjoy it ( in moderation thankfully)
same with the lottery
so why would knowing the odds mean that no one would enjoy gambling?
Actually, the last time I stayed at Treasure Island (a hotel/casino in Las Vegas), they actually clearly stated the various odds of winning each game on a card in every room. And the odds for all the games were clearly in the house's favor.
Btw - Keno was by FAR the worst, followed by slots.
Combine a very poor understanding of math (we're all really bad at doing math in our heads) with superstition of one form or another, and you've got all the customer base you'll ever need for your new casino.
So they share the information on probability? Interesting.
Why waste money there then?
When I play, I am totally aware of the odds and expect to lose all I gamble- and often do.
But it's entertaining to do it- I'll spend as much seeing a hockey game or play. As a bonus, I have no expectation I will get my money back after a hockey game....
So they share the information on probability? Interesting.
Why waste money there then?