hereforcomments·8 months ago·discussThis St Peterburg paradox. I've just learnt it from Veritasium's last video.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Petersburg_paradox
hereforcomments·2 years ago·discussIn Europe this would have been a completely different story. It's highly unlikely (compared to the US) that a SWAT team equivalent would kill anyone. The guy could have got away with 5-7 years max. I know it's a museum, but I prefer to live here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Petersburg_paradox