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You've (Likely) Been Playing The Game Of Life Wrong
Veritasium
Nov 26, 2025
Most life is governed by power laws, not normal bell curves, meaning extreme outliers dictate reality. Success in these systems isn't about averages, but about maximizing exposure to rare, high-payoff events.
Key insight: In systems governed by power laws, the average is meaningless because a single outlier—like Bill Gates in a room—can skew the entire measurement to infinity.