Predicting Anything on the Internet
Posted August 2nd, 2014 @ 06:09pm by Erik J. Barzeski
How to Flawlessly Predict Anything on the Internet
This is a modern update to a classic confidence game—find a risky scenario with limited possibilities, bet on every single combination, and then hide your failures. The result is that you look like you’re either psychic or a goddamned genius.
Variations of this scam have been used for centuries in finance, magic, and gambling.