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Poker is a skill-based game where your actions influence your success, but many people who play it are gambling.
by Retr0id 8mo ago
Poker is a skill-based game where your actions influence your success, but many people who play it are gambling.
- bensyverson 8mo agoAnd that's why poker is a poor metaphor for agentic coding.
- deepfriedrice 8mo agoIt's the perfect metaphor? Playing correctly/optimally is +EV. But nobody starts there, and many people don't ever get there. The main difference is that you're exploiting your own weaknesses, rather than others'. Limitations in typing speed, information gathering, pattern recognition.
- bensyverson 8mo agoIn that case, couldn't you substitute painting, horseback riding or knitting? Nothing about poker has anything to do with agentic coding except "it's something you can learn."
- deepfriedrice 8mo agoIn poker some people are gambling. Some may be self-ware, but many aren't and misunderstand why they win or lose. Poker inconsistently and unreliably rewards gambling, much like vibe-coding.
- c_e 8mo agoeverybody who's playing poker is gambling, skilled or not.
- throwmeaway820 8mo agowithout a rigorous definition of "gambling", such discussions are pointless
- bigstrat2003 8mo agoPoker has elements of both luck and skill. The luck element + wagering money is what makes it gambling.
- Retr0id 8mo agoOn a long enough timeframe, the luck averages out.
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- Capricorn2481 8mo agoThat sounds fucking horrible for coding.