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Your lottery ticket analogy suggests that Facebook was a success because of dumb luck.
by joelmichael 16y ago
Your lottery ticket analogy suggests that Facebook was a success because of dumb luck.
- nir 16y agoIf an analogy is the exact replicate of the subject, what's the use of it to begin with? The lottery card is an exaggeration, to make a point, which is that randomness plays a significant part in a startup's success, enough to make it almost impossible to predict or reproduce reliably.
- kranner 16y agoArgument by analogy is what religious leaders and lawyers do to sway the masses into burning witches. This is a false analogy because it simplifies too much, in favour of strengthening your point, as the parent points out. It's a nifty analogy by itself and I enjoyed it, but I don't agree that it comes close to covering the main features of the case.
- necrecious 16y agoMore like video poker, you have to know how to play the odds to eke out a living but making bank is luck.