Later on it's revealed. The whole thing is indeed pointlessly daft: > In summary, Parrondo's paradox is an example of how dependence can wreak havoc with proba

Later on it's revealed. The whole thing is indeed pointlessly daft: > In summary, Parrondo's paradox is an example of how dependence can wreak havoc with probabilistic computations made under a naive assumption of independence. In other words, this is a load of time-wasting BS, based on doing a stupid thing at the outset anyone thinking clearly sees right away.