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Re: the bell curve is so 20th century
- To: Brian
- Subject: Re: the bell curve is so 20th century
- From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)
- Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 11:10:31 -0700
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> From: Brian
> Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 10:26:21 -0700
>
> Sure, that's just Sturgeon's Law: 90% of everything is crap.
>
> /Physical/ events follow bell curves. I'm not surprised if human behaviors
> don't. And it's not just the way things are; once you're a little bit of a
> superstar, you get opportunities that other people don't -- coaching, time
> to practice, etc. So stars tend to get more star-like.
Interesting. Disturbing, but interesting. We should discuss this some
time in-person.