if only we knew how they'd turn out, our decision would be a lot easier.
what if you were in a situation to place a bet on a machine? this machine has two paths to take, and the pay offs you are concerned with is maximizing the value it has to mankind, over a span of fifty years. this machine is liable to break down any moment too, but you're not too concerned with the actual well-being/health/longevity of the machine, it's just a machine afterall. there are lots of other machines in the grand scheme of things.
how would you bet on this machine?
