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I never quite understood why they didn't just send the big goat first.

• Enginerrrd 5y ago
  Because you don't get to become the big Billy goat by taking all the upfront risk. I've seen many a buck follow this strategy. When a group of 2 or 3 bucks enter a clearing, you'll almost always see the biggest oldest one go last.
  • stickfigure 5y ago
    Maybe not a strategy, just survivorship bias?
    • Enginerrrd 5y ago
      Maybe I don't understand, but I don't think this suggestion is quite coherent. If the bucks following this stategy are the ones that survived, how is this survivorhsip bias rather than a winning strategy?
      • randomswede 5y ago
        It could be both?