I’d also argue that, similarly, being the best has never been a strategy in America either. From the Negro Leagues to recent elections, it’s clear that the game has never really been about being right or being the best, but about trying to stack the odds in your favor in such a way that success appears inevitable enough to fast followers that they begin to “side” with the players who look like future winners.
I’d also argue that, similarly, being the best has never been a strategy in America either. From the Negro Leagues to recent elections, it’s clear that the game has never really been about being right or being the best, but about trying to stack the odds in your favor in such a way that success appears inevitable enough to fast followers that they begin to “side” with the players who look like future winners.
I love this point! So true.