Jaime Hoerricks, PhD
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1,523 appearances
8 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 11 Jul
Jaime Hoerricks, PhD’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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When they fail, we assign it entirely to their lack of skill.
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The most brutal example of this is the Steve Bartman incident.
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Right.
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During the 2003 playoff, the Chicago Cubs were incredibly close to reaching the World Series.
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A foul ball drifted toward the stands.
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Steve Bartman, just a regular fan, reached out and deflected the ball away from the Cubs left fielder.
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The Cubs subsequently collapsed and lost the game.
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And the city of Chicago essentially ruined this man's life.
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He was just sitting where his tickets had to sit.
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Hang on though, what about scenarios where the feedback is immediate and punishing?
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The sources bring up a guy named Nick the Greek, who played poker with this terrible strategy of always betting on a seven and a two, which are statistically awful cards, because he thought the element of surprise would win.
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Right.
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And he lost constantly, went completely broke, and was deported.
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At some point, doesn't the pain of losing all your money force you to learn?
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You can't just ignore an empty bank account.
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Like a slot machine.
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Because it's a guaranteed one to one relationship.
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That makes perfect sense when you consider ambiguous feedback loops, like the Snackwell's Cookies craze in the nineteen nineties.
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Right.
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Everyone thought dietary fat was the sole cause of weight gain, so people started eating entire boxes of fat-free snack wells cookies.
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