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You say bell curve, which I understand as meaning normally distributed, but the point about Messi is that he is better than what one would expect to find from n
by dan-robertson 4y ago
You say bell curve, which I understand as meaning normally distributed, but the point about Messi is that he is better than what one would expect to find from normally distributed ability.
I think it is interesting to ask why Messi is such an outlier. But maybe you think the fact that someone has to be best makes it all uninteresting.
- jacquesm 4y agoI think that effect comes from soccer being somewhat multi-dimensional: the ability to run fast, aim well, have stamina and so on. And yes, I think that the fact that someone will be the best makes it uninteresting, or at least a lot less interesting than if a skill could be universally taught to the point where everybody would be very good at it and it would be productive. Professional sports is roughly at the same level of interest to me as a circus.