This seems to be related to this recent article on luck: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34609167 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34609167 Much like

This seems to be related to this recent article on luck: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34609167 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34609167 Much like in the universe, it seems as if random fluctuations in an otherwise uniform (playing) field results in the accrual of cumulative advantages that soon become exponential without the need for additional energy input. In other words: to covert $100 into $120 is work; to convert $100 million to $120 million is inevitable (author unknown).