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Comment by lennxa

1 year ago

if it were true for everyone consistently (faster better healing), where does the tail risk come from?

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lennxa

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adrianN  1 year ago

Even if the outcome distribution is the same for everyone and the expected outcome is better healing, you can increase the risk of much worse outcomes if the distribution has the right shape.

PoignardAzur  1 year ago

You fall and break something.

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