"Second, **unlike a well-defined, precise game like Russian roulette, where the risks are visible to anyone capable of multiplying and dividing by six, one does not observe the barrel of reality**. Very rarely is the generator visible to the naked eye. One is thus capable of unwittingly playing Russian roulette—and calling it by some alternative “low risk” name. **We see the wealth being generated, never the processor, a matter that makes people lose sight of their risks, and never consider the losers**. The game seems terribly easy and we play along carelessly." --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]] [[wicked-domains]], [[fooled-by-randomness]], [[confirmation-bias]], [[continued-influence-effect]], [[default-effect]], [[false-confidence]], [[illusion-of-skill]], [[illusion-of-control]], **Source** -- [[202410121132 - B - Fooled by Randomness]]