• Shanmugha@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    gambling

    the activity of risking money on the result of something, such as a game or horse race, hoping to make money

    Agriculture fits: you put in resources and hope that weather/pests/etc. will leave enough for you to survive

    • Equinox1289@sh.itjust.works
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      2 days ago

      Agriculture is a low risk bet that is that reduces variability and isn’t all or nothing. Gambling is a high risk/reward zero-sum game.

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        2 days ago

        Reducing variability is just how we are doing it now, not what it is. And I can just as well not bet all my money in one go. Besides, seen recent (last decade) news on climate changes? Doesn’t look like low risk for agriculture to me